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Breast cancer in an 18-year-old female: A fatal case report and literature review.
Cancer biology & therapy - 3 Jul 2018
Jóźwik Maciej, Posmyk Renata, Jóźwik Marcin, Semczuk Andrzej, Gogiel-Shields Magdalena, Kuś-Słowińska Marta, Garbowicz Magdalena, Klukowski Mark, Wojciechowicz Jacek
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent malignancy in both pre- and postmenopausal women. However, it is exceedingly rare in very young patients, and especially in adolescents. Herein, we report a case of an 18-year-old female diagnosed with invasive BC. The proband had been found to be negative for BC in close family members. A common BC genetic screening test for the Polish population did not detect any known...
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