Abstract:BackgroundInvasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) and secretory carcinoma of the breast (SCB) are relatively rare types of breast cancer. IMPC is usually associated with high incidence of lymphovascular invasion, lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis. While SCB usually carries a relatively favorable prognosis, cases of axillary and distant metastases have been reported. Clinicians generally adopt systemic treatments based on the histopathological findings of the patients to improve the prognosis, but there… Show more
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