Breast adenoid cystic carcinoma: a report of seven cases and literature review

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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and pathological features

Case number	Age	Site	Tumor size (cm)	Tenderness	TNM stage	Surgery	Axillary management	Axillary lymph node mets	ER/PR/HER2	Ki67	Treatment
1	60	UOQ	≥ 2	Yes	II	MRM	ALND	No	−/ +/−	15%	HT
2	54	UOQ	< 2	No	I	MRM	ALND	No	−/−/−	30%	CT
3	64	UOQ	< 2	No	I	MRM	ALND	No	+ / +/−	5%	CT
4	60	UIQ	≥ 2	Yes	II	Lumpectomy	–	–	−/−/−	20%	No
5	55	UOQ	≥ 2	No	II	BCS	SLNB	No	−/−/−	20%	CT + RT
6	62	LIQ	≥ 2	No	II	MRM	ALND	No	−/−/−	80%	CT
7	64	UOQ	< 2	No	I	MRM	SLNB	No	+/−/−	5%	HT

UOQ upper outer quadrant, UIQ upper inner quadrant, LIQ lower inner quadrant, MRM modified radical mastectomy, BCS breast conservation surgery, ALND axillary lymph node dissection, SLNB sentinel lymph node biopsy, HT hormone therapy, CT chemotherapy, RT radiotherapy

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