Primary squamous cell carcinoma of breast with ipsilateral lymphnode metastasis in a young female– A rare entity with unusual presentation.

Dr. Manju Kumari; Dr Mukul Singh

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of breast with ipsilateral lymphnode metastasis in a young female– A rare entity with unusual presentation.

Dr. Manju Kumari, Dr Mukul Singh

Abstract :

Primary squamous cell carcinomas of east (SCC) are rare tumors with poor prognosis and older age of presentation in sixth decade of life. Amongst SCC of east only 10 to 30 % metastasize to lymphatics. These tumors are usually triple negative for hormone receptors due to which these are refractory to hormone based therapies. To our best knowledge, till date only a single case of Her2neu positivity in SCC east is reported in English literature by Karamouzis et. al. Here, we report a case of east primary SCC in a 28 years old young female with ipsilateral axillary lymph node metastasis and Her2neu overexpression