Invasive lobular breast cancer (ILC) is characterized by a relatively high risk for late recurrence and a unique metastatic pattern with an increased risk for metastasis to gynecologic organs and peritoneum. We present a unique case of recurrent ILC with metastasis to the abdominal peritoneum as well as the uterine myometrium and cervix. Treatment was complicated by the discovery of concomitant uterine carcinosarcoma. This patient was effectively treated with a combination of hormonal therapy for her metastatic ILC and a combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy for uterine carcinosarcoma. Molecular evaluation revealed a characteristic mutation within the ILC and a mutation within the uterine carcinosarcoma, both of which have been linked to epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions. Examination of the tumor immune microenvironment revealed proportionally more cytotoxic NK cells. This robust immune infiltration may be an indicator of the response to immunotherapy observed in this tumor or a result of the metastatic breast cancer within the uterus. This report provides a characterization of the molecular and immunologic landscape in this case with metastatic ILC and uterine carcinosarcoma.
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BMJ Open
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Laboratorio di Biostatistica e Bioinformatica, Fisica Sanitaria, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy.
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Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine (DIM), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Policlinico of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
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