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World J Clin Cases. Sep 26, 2026; 14(27): 126689
Published online Sep 26, 2026. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.126689
Published online Sep 26, 2026. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.126689
Secretory carcinoma of the breast: A case report
Karina Naidina, Natalia Ablitsova, Aziz Zikiryakhodzhaev, Department of Oncology and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery of the Breast and Skin, Herzen Moscow Oncology Research Institute, Moscow 2004, Moscow, Russia
Nadejda Volchenko, Natalia Goeva, Department of Oncomorphology, Herzen Moscow Oncology Research Institute, Moscow 2004, Moscow, Russia
Georgii Razmakhaev, Department of Cancer Cytology, Herzen Moscow Oncology Research Institute, Moscow 2004, Moscow, Russia
Aziz Zikiryakhodzhaev, Department of Oncology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow 2004, Moscow, Russia
Aziz Zikiryakhodzhaev, Department of Oncology, Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow 2004, Moscow, Russia
Anna S Sukhotko, Serghei Covantsev, Department of Surgical Oncology, National Medical Research Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow 125284, Russia
Anna S Sukhotko, Serghei Covantsev, Department of Breast Disease, National Medical Research Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow 2004, Moscow, Russia
Alexandru Corlateanu, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau 2007, Moldova
Co-corresponding authors: Alexandru Corlateanu and Serghei Covantsev.
Author contributions: Naidina K conceptualized and designed the research; screened patients and acquired clinical data; curated the data, created the visualizations; Naidina K, Ablitsova N, Volchenko N, Goeva N, Razmakhaev G, Zikiryakhodzhaev A, and Covantsev S drafted the original manuscript; Sukhotko AS, Corlateanu A, and Covantsev S critically revised the manuscript; Corlateanu A and Covantsev S supervised the whole process of the project and therefore are corresponding authors; and all authors approved the final version and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
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Corresponding author: Alexandru Corlateanu, Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Stefan Cel Mare Street 165, Chisinau 2007, Moldova. alexandru.corlateanu@usmf.md
Received: August 12, 2026
Revised: September 26, 2026
Accepted: October 10, 2026
Published online: September 26, 2026
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Revised: September 26, 2026
Accepted: October 10, 2026
Published online: September 26, 2026
Processing time: 63 Days and 2.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Secretory carcinoma is a rare, differentiated, distinct histologic type of invasive breast carcinoma. It is extremely rare, accounting for less than 0.02% of all breast cancer cases. Although it is the most common primary breast cancer in children, it is most often diagnosed in adults.