J Korean Breast Cancer Soc.
2000 Aug;3(1):76-79. 10.4048/jkbcs.2000.3.1.76.
Mammary Adenomyoepithelioma in Male Patient
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1906282
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4048/jkbcs.2000.3.1.76
Abstract
- Myoepithelial cells are the normal constituent of mammary gland and the lesions arising from this components are rare and can be divided into three categories. Adenomyoepithelioma, which is one of them, has a characteristics of dual proliferation of epithelial and myoepithelial cells but the biologic behavior of it has not yet been fully understood. Most of the adenomyoepitheliomas are reported in female patients and there are few of male patient reported in English literature. We experienced one case of male adenomyoepithelioma and report the case with review of literature.
