Editing Apocrine (section)

==Apocrine carcinoma==
{{Main|Pure apocrine carcinoma of the breast}}
''Apocrine [[carcinoma]]'' is a very rare form of female breast cancer. The rate of incidence varies from 0.5 to 4%.<ref>Khandeparkar, Siddhi Gaurish Sinai, Sanjay D. Deshmukh, and Pallavi D. Bhayekar. "A rare case of apocrine carcinoma of the breast: Cytopathological and immunohistopathological study." Journal of Cytology/Indian Academy of Cytologists 31.2 (2014): 96.</ref> Cytologically, the cells of apocrine carcinoma are relatively large, granular, and it has a prominent [[eosinophilic]] cytoplasm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case209/dx.html |title=Final Diagnosis -- Case 209 |access-date=2014-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000312050409/http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case209/dx.html |archive-date=2000-03-12 }} (accessed November 3, 2014)</ref> When apocrine carcinoma is tested as a [[Triple-negative breast cancer|“triple negative"]], it means that the cells of the patient cannot express the [[estrogen receptor]], [[progesterone receptor]], or [[HER2]] receptor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel_cancer_center/centers/breast_cancer_program/treatment_and_services/rare_breast_tumors/apocrine_breast_cancer|title=A[pcrome Breast Cancer - Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center|first=Michelle|last=Potter|website=www.hopkinsmedicine.org}}</ref>