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SAGE Publications, International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 7(28), p. 787-792, 2020

DOI: 10.1177/1066896920916779

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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Breast With MAML2 Rearrangement: A Case Report and Literature Review

Journal article published in 2020 by Mingfei Yan ORCID, Hannah Gilmore, Aparna Harbhajanka
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Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is one of the most common malignancies in salivary glands. In comparison, breast mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a very rare entity, with limited reports and understanding of its clinical behaviors to date. In this article, we report a case of low-grade breast mucoepidermoid carcinoma of a 60-year-old female patient. Histologic and immunohistochemical patterns were demonstrated. Fluorescence in situ hybridization test was also conducted to identify MAML2 rearrangement in this case, indicating a similar molecular abnormality as mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the salivary gland. Five-year follow-up of the patient showed no local recurrence or distant metastasis of the carcinoma, indicating the indolent behavior of low-grade breast mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Besides, a 40-year literature review from 1979 to 2019 was also performed to better characterize the prognosis and molecular abnormalities of the lesion.