| Bilateral synchronous spindle cell, apocrine and scirrhous carcinoma breast cancer in a case or malignant lymphoma. | |
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PMID: 18843558 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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An unusual case of synchronous bilateral breast cancer occurring during combination chemotherapy and radiation to the outside of the breast for malignant lymphoma is reported. Two histologically rare carcinomas, spindle cell carcinoma and apocrine carcinoma, were observed in this case. A 77-year-old woman, who had been treated for stage IIIA non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, developed bilateral breast tumors. Aspiration biopsy cytology findings of the tumor in the left breast showed several clusters of adenocarcinoma cells and some large atypical spindle shaped cells, which suggested spindle cell carcinoma. The cytologic findings of the right breast tumor were highly suggestive of scirrhous carcinoma. A modified radical mastectomy was performed on both breasts. Pathological examination disclosed two separate cancer lesions in the left breast. The lesion which had been detected before the operation, was a spindle cell carcinoma. Another lesion, detected for the first time by pathological examination, was an apocrine carcinoma. The lesion in the right breast was a scirrhous carcinoma. Since non-invasive foci were detected in these three cancer lesions, each lesion was thought to be a primary cancer. All dissected bilateral axillary lymph nodes showed malignant lymphoma. Immuno-histochemistry of the spindle cell carcinoma revealed positive immunoreactivity for cytokeratin, which suggested the epithelial as well as mesenchymal nature of this tumor. Synchronous existence of malignant lymphoma and three independent breast cancers including spindle cell carcinoma and apocrine carcinoma is very rare. |
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K Ito; M Kurai; M Fujimori; Y Hama; K Shingu; S Kobayashi; O Yamagami; I Matsuyama; S Tsuchiya; J Amano |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) Volume: 5 ISSN: 1340-6868 ISO Abbreviation: Breast Cancer Publication Date: 1998 |
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Created Date: 2008-10-09 Completed Date: 2009-12-16 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100888201 Medline TA: Breast Cancer Country: Japan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 411-6 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, 390-8621, Matsumoto, Japan. |
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