A patient with occult breast cancer presenting with an axillary lymph node metastasis and a synchronous contralateral breast cancer

Yirmibesoglu E., Tekin E., Memis L., Yamac D., Taneri F., Erkal H.

BREAST, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.157-162, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.breast.2004.05.006
  • Dergi Adı: BREAST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.157-162
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Detection of a breast mass accompanied by a contralateral axillary lymphadenopathy presents a dilemma because of the possible presence of an occult breast cancer on the same side as the axillary lymphadenopathy. A patient presented with an axillary lymphadenopathy from an occult breast cancer and a synchronous contralateral breast cancer, for which the differential diagnosis was established through a significant difference in estrogen and progesterone receptor levels. The patient was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by bilateral modified radical mastectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy, and adjuvant radiation therapy. She is alive and free of disease 1.5 years after the diagnosis. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.