Metaplastic Carcinoma Breast in Polycythemic Octogenarian – Lessons Learnt: Case Report
An 80-year-old lady presented with lump Left breast of 8 months duration. Clinically was aT4b lesion, sonomammogram showed BIRADS V lesion and core needle breast biopsy features were suggestive of metaplastic carcinoma breast of adenosquamous type, ER, PR-Positive, Her2Neu-Negative. Patient receive...
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An 80-year-old lady presented with lump Left breast of 8 months duration. Clinically was aT4b lesion, sonomammogram showed BIRADS V lesion and core needle breast biopsy features were suggestive of metaplastic carcinoma breast of adenosquamous type, ER, PR-Positive, Her2Neu-Negative. Patient received preoperative hormonal therapy followed by modified radical mastectomy and postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. Post operative patient showed good clinical recovery and was recurrence free at 6 months follow up although patient had all the poor prognostic factors with large size, LN involvement and high Ki 67. This article is a rare example of metaplastic breast carcinoma presenting in geriatric age group and showing good recovery despite presence of all poor prognostic factors. Hence this report is to enlighten the medical caregivers about the existence of this rare entity and challenges involved in management of this entity.
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| spelling | doaj-art-f81eeb0c39e148cf9c003c1f897f1f492025-01-20T18:14:19ZengVilnius University PressLietuvos Chirurgija1392-09951648-99422024-09-0123310.15388/LietChirur.2024.23(3).7Metaplastic Carcinoma Breast in Polycythemic Octogenarian – Lessons Learnt: Case ReportSwarup Prabhu0Munish Malhotra1Naresh Saidha2Ritu Mehta3Surjeet Dwivedi4Tarun Mohan Gupta55 Airforce Hospital, IndiaCommand Hospital Air Force Bangalore, IndiaCommand Hospital Air Force Bangalore, IndiaCommand Hospital Air Force Bangalore, IndiaCommand Hospital Air Force Bangalore, IndiaCommand Hospital Air Force Bangalore, India An 80-year-old lady presented with lump Left breast of 8 months duration. Clinically was aT4b lesion, sonomammogram showed BIRADS V lesion and core needle breast biopsy features were suggestive of metaplastic carcinoma breast of adenosquamous type, ER, PR-Positive, Her2Neu-Negative. Patient received preoperative hormonal therapy followed by modified radical mastectomy and postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. Post operative patient showed good clinical recovery and was recurrence free at 6 months follow up although patient had all the poor prognostic factors with large size, LN involvement and high Ki 67. This article is a rare example of metaplastic breast carcinoma presenting in geriatric age group and showing good recovery despite presence of all poor prognostic factors. Hence this report is to enlighten the medical caregivers about the existence of this rare entity and challenges involved in management of this entity. https://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija/article/view/35727metaplastic carcinoma breastgeriatric populationpolycythemiapoor prognosis |
| spellingShingle | Swarup Prabhu Munish Malhotra Naresh Saidha Ritu Mehta Surjeet Dwivedi Tarun Mohan Gupta Metaplastic Carcinoma Breast in Polycythemic Octogenarian – Lessons Learnt: Case Report Lietuvos Chirurgija metaplastic carcinoma breast geriatric population polycythemia poor prognosis |
| title | Metaplastic Carcinoma Breast in Polycythemic Octogenarian – Lessons Learnt: Case Report |
| title_full | Metaplastic Carcinoma Breast in Polycythemic Octogenarian – Lessons Learnt: Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Metaplastic Carcinoma Breast in Polycythemic Octogenarian – Lessons Learnt: Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metaplastic Carcinoma Breast in Polycythemic Octogenarian – Lessons Learnt: Case Report |
| title_short | Metaplastic Carcinoma Breast in Polycythemic Octogenarian – Lessons Learnt: Case Report |
| title_sort | metaplastic carcinoma breast in polycythemic octogenarian lessons learnt case report |
| topic | metaplastic carcinoma breast geriatric population polycythemia poor prognosis |
| url | https://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija/article/view/35727 |
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