<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Breast metastases from an extra-mammary malignancy are rare. Among the lung malignancies that metastasise in the breasts, previous literature has described approximately 30 cases of NSCLC and only a few cases of SCLC. Here, we present a 54-year-old woman with metachronous breast metastasis from pulmonary small cell carcinoma. She presented with a soft tissue mass in the right lung hilum. After bronchoscopy with biopsy, SCLC was verified. Th e patient was given 4 cycles of etoposide and cisplatin followed by radiation therapy. Seven months after the diagnosis of primary lung cancer, the patient palpated a mass in her right breast. Clinical examination and further diagnostics revealed the suspected malignancy, and a radical mastectomy was performed. Immunohistochemical findings suggested metastatic SCLC in the breast. Differentiation between primary and metastatic cancer in the breast is very important for therapeutic planning</p></abstract>

Breast metastases from an extra-mammary malignancy are rare. Among the lung malignancies that metastasise in the breasts, previous literature has described approximately 30 cases of NSCLC and only a few cases of SCLC. Here, we present a 54-year-old woman with metachronous breast metastasis from pulmonary small cell carcinoma. She presented with a soft tissue mass in the right lung hilum. After bronchoscopy with biopsy, SCLC was verified. Th e patient was given 4 cycles of etoposide and cisplatin followed by radiation therapy. Seven months after the diagnosis of primary lung cancer, the patient palpated a mass in her right breast. Clinical examination and further diagnostics revealed the suspected malignancy, and a radical mastectomy was performed. Immunohistochemical findings suggested metastatic SCLC in the breast. Differentiation between primary and metastatic cancer in the breast is very important for therapeutic planning

Primary Small Cell Carcinoma Of Lung With Metachronous Breast Metastasis

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Breast metastases from an extra-mammary malignancy are rare. Among the lung malignancies that metastasise in the breasts, previous literature has described...

Primary Small Cell Carcinoma Of Lung With Metachronous Breast Metastasis

Published Online: Oct 19, 2017

Page range: 263 - 267

Received: Jul 13, 2016

Accepted: Nov 07, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0087

Keywords
small cell lung carcinoma, metachronous metastasis, breast carcinoma

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Primary Small Cell Carcinoma Of Lung With Metachronous Breast Metastasis

Published Online: Oct 19, 2017

Page range: 263 - 267

Received: Jul 13, 2016

Accepted: Nov 07, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0087

Keywordssmall cell lung carcinoma, metachronous metastasis, breast carcinoma

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
small cell lung carcinoma, metachronous metastasis, breast carcinoma