Breast cancer metastatic to parotid gland is a very rare condition which tend to confer poor prognosis and challenging approaches. Oligometastatic breast cancer is usually defined as advanced breast cancer with less or equal than 5 metastatic lesions. We report a case of oligometastatic HER-2 breast cancer to parotid gland and lymph nodes which presented with left hemifacial swelling with erythema and enlargement of cervical and axillary lymph nodes. After 6 cycles of Docetaxel plus Trastuzumab the patient had complete response that was complemented with posterior surgical removal of primary tumor followed by radiotherapy directed to plastron, left supraclavicular and cervical drainage. The patient is still on Trastuzumab therapy and is free of disease in the last two years. We discuss the presentation and approach of a patient with metastatic breast cancer to parotid gland in the oligometastatic scenario.
Introduction: The aim of this report is to describe a rare clinical situation in oncology, a gastric tumor with metastatic implants in subcutaneous tissue. This case demonstrates a rare scenario of gastric adenocarcinoma, with very few cases described in the literature, which evolved with subcutaneous metastases and whereby the role of systemic and even surgical treatment remains unclear. Case Report: The case reported refers to a patient with an advanced gastric adenocarcinoma that evolved with multiple metastases implanted in the subcutaneous tissue, in addition to peritoneal, non-regional lymph nodes, and bone involvement, requiring first-line chemotherapy treatment. Conclusion: This case manifests a rare presentation of advanced gastric neoplasm. The subcutaneous metastasis of internal malignancies is unusual, corresponding to less than 10% of neoplasms. The occurrence of skin or subcutaneous metastasis is still less usual in solid neoplasms, including gastric cancer, with a few cases reported in the literature. In this context, the role of diagnostic medicine is fundamental.
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