Abstract

We have presented a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast and reviewed the literature, with emphasis on the behavior of this rare neoplasm and the fact that its prognosis appears to be more favorable than that of other more common histologic types of breast cancer. The accumulated information about adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast that exists to date is insufficient to allow dogmatic statements, but one can conclude that total mastectomy seems to be the treatment of choice in selected cases.

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