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Primary breast squamous cell carcinoma: A case report at a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania.

Doris SchledermannTheresia MwakyembeElizabeth WampembeFuraha ServentiJay Lodhia
Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the breast is an exceedingly rare disease, and its management is still unclear. A-65-year-old lady presented with a progressive swelling of her right breast that started spontaneously. Other potential primary sites were ruled out. She was kept on a neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (AC-T protocol) of doxorubicin, adriamycin, and paclitaxel. Later, she was underwent modified radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection. Her post-operative recovery was uneventful. Currently, she is followed up at oncology outpatient clinic.
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