[Papillary cancer of the breast (clinico-morphological aspects)]

Examinations of 23 specimens of papillary carcinoma of the mammary gland helped single out the basic criteria for the morphologic diagnosis of papillary carcinoma: numbers of cystic dilated ducts with ramified true and epitheliocyte-formed papillae. The cells are monomorphic, medium-sized, with large polymorphous and hyperchromic nuclei. Metastases to the regional lymph nodes were detected in 8.7 percent of cases. Total 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year survival in this form are 95.45 +/- 4.44, 89.09 +/- 7.41, and 89.09 +/- 7.41 percent, respectively. Since the prediction is favorable, radical resection of the mammary gland is recommended for patients with Stages I and II A papillary carcinomas of the mammary gland.