Metastatic breast cancer is rarely identified in a uterine leiomyoma. Herein is reported the case of a 53-year-old patient with untreated left-sided breast cancer who later manifested abdominal symptoms and metrorrhagia. After hysterectomy, pathologic analysis revealed metastatic lobular breast carcinoma involving the uterine fundus and a leiomyoma.
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November 2024
Surgical Oncology, HCA Florida Westside Hospital, Plantation, USA.
Invasive lobular breast cancer (ILBC) is a common cause of breast cancer. Prognosis is dependent on many factors such as metastasis location and hormone receptor positivity. A 59-year-old postmenopausal African-American female who was referred to our clinic in May of 2022 presented with a suspicious small bowel lesion seen on surveillance imaging.
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Texas A&M University, Temple, Texas, USA.
A 13-year-old boy was referred to orthopedic surgery for chronic intermittent pain and swelling of the left knee. Initial imaging was consistent with osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral condyle. Follow-up imaging demonstrated unexpected progression, with a mass extending into the notch, replacing the anterior cruciate ligament, and eroding the femoral and tibial condyles.
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December 2024
Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, China.
Small intestinal metastasis from primary breast cancer remains a rare clinical occurrence. Despite extensive research into its clinicopathological features and treatment options, the specific pathogenesis and optimal management strategies remain incompletely understood. This case report presents a patient with breast cancer that metastasized to the small intestine.
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December 2024
Department of Surgery and Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Purpose Of Review: Through an overview of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), this review highlights the unique complexities the diagnosis and treatment of this disease represents, followed by psychological considerations for both patients and providers. Perspectives from members of the multidisciplinary treatment team are included.
Recent Findings: A cancer diagnosis can be difficult for patients and their families and can also have a significant impact on the treatment team.
Diagnostics (Basel)
November 2024
Clinic of Surgical Semiotics and Thoracic Surgery-1, Department IX-Surgery-1, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timișoara, Romania.
Accessory breast cancer cases are rarely reported in the literature. Of the reported cases, the predominantly available ones are those localized in the axillary region. We present here a very rare case of metastatic accessory breast cancer.
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