Journal of Cytology & Histology

Comparison of Mucin Expression in Non-mucinous Breast Carcinoma and Benign Breast Tumor in Khartoum State

Abstract

Moneira A Mansour1,2* and Alawia Abdalla Mohammed3

Globally, breast cancer continues to be the most prevalent cancer among women, and the second cause of cancer death among women worldwide. The lesions of the breast are characterized by varying amounts of mucin secretion, ranging from benign to malignant conditions. This is a retrospective comparative study, aimed to detect the presence of mucin and its types and intensity in non-mucinous breast carcinoma compared to benign neoplasms. One hundred blocks were previously diagnosed as non-mucinous breast carcinoma and another 100 benign neoplasms were taken from different hospitals in Khartoum state. The sections were stained using combined PAS-alcian blue at different pHs and examined using a light microscope.