Mucinous breast cancer: A narrative review of the literature and a retrospective tertiary single-centre analysis

Breast. 2020 Feb:49:87-92. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.11.002. Epub 2019 Nov 11.

Abstract

Mucinous carcinoma (MC) is a rare breast cancer characterized by the presence of large extracellular mucin amount. Two main subtypes can be distinguished: pure (PMC) and mixed (MMC). We conducted a retrospective MC analysis in our prospective maintained database, calculating disease-free survival (DFS) and 5-year overall survival (OS). We found a global 92.1% OS (higher in MMC group and statistically significative) and a DFS of 95.3% (higher in MMC group but not statistically significative).

Keywords: Adenocarcinoma. background; Breast; Breast cancer; Breast conserving surgery; Breast neoplasms; Breast surgery; Epidemiology; Invasive breast cancer; Mastectomy; Mucinous carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous* / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous* / epidemiology
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous* / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous* / therapy
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Breast Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Breast Neoplasms* / epidemiology
  • Breast Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Databases, Factual
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Analysis
  • Tertiary Care Centers