Cervical cancer metastatic to the breast: A rare presentation of tumor dissemination

Kelley, Joseph L.; Kanbour‐Shakir, Amal; Williams, Scott; Christopherson, Wayne A.

doi:10.1016/0090-8258(91)90038-7

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“…In the literature, similar cases have been reported. [1112] In these cases also, as confirmed in our case the primary lesion was adenosquamous type of cervical carcinoma. This can be explained by the fact that the Tru-Cut biopsy represents only part of the pathological tissue.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…Only one case of palliative mastectomy for cervical carcinoma with breast metastasis is reported. [11] Palliative mastectomy needs to be considered as treatment for bleeding and fungating tumors as in our case.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[89] From then onward, few reports have been published in the world literature. [381011] Most of the previous reports of metastatic cervical carcinoma to breast are either autopsy series or widely disseminated disease where no treatment options were available.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Role of surgery in breast metastasis from carcinoma of the cervix

Yadav¹,

Manjunath²,

Deo³

et al. 2011

Indian J Palliat Care

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Carcinoma of the cervix is the most common malignancy among women in India. Although metastatic disease is common, metastasis to breast is rare. A limited number of case reports are published in the world literature. Most of the previous reports of metastatic cervical carcinoma to breast are either autopsy series or widely disseminated disease where no treatment options were available. A rare case of cervical carcinoma presenting as metastasis in breast is reported here where palliative mastectomy improved the general condition of the patient. A female patient aged 58 years was diagnosed and treated for cervical carcinoma, FIGO stage 2B. Four months after the treatment which included both external beam and intracavitory radiotherapy, the patient presented with breast and lung metastasis. Palliative mastectomy was done which improved the general condition of the patient. Metastatic carcinoma of the cervix can present as a case of breast carcinoma. In an appropriate setting, this possibility should be kept in mind. Palliative mastectomy should be offered for patients of cervical carcinoma with metastasis to breast when needed.

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Role of surgery in breast metastasis from carcinoma of the cervix

Yadav¹,

Manjunath²,

Deo³

et al. 2011

Indian J Palliat Care

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“…The first cases of cervical carcinoma metastatic to the breast were described in autopsy series in 1947 [6], and the first case in a living patient in 1948 [7]. Since these cases, only few patients have been reported in the literature [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]. Distant metastases from cervical squamous cell carcinoma generally occur at the end of disease evolution.…”

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confidence: 99%

Breast Metastasis of a Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix Mimicking Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Sabatier¹,

Roussin²,

Rivière

et al. 2012

Case Rep Oncol

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Breast metastases from distant carcinoma are infrequent, and cervix carcinoma is rarely the primary lesion. We describe the first case of a cervical squamous cell carcinoma with breast metastasis mimicking an inflammatory breast cancer in a 74-year-old woman. Seventeen months after the treatment of a primary tumor, the patient developed breast lesions looking like an inflammatory breast tumor. After a 1-year delay due to the patient’s refusal, pathological examination and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of breast metastasis from a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. The volume of the breast was huge, associated with axillary lymphadenopathies and multiple lung metastases. Despite platinum-based chemotherapy, the disease progressed and the patient died rapidly, 3 months after the first chemotherapy cycle and 15 months after the first mammary symptoms. We review the literature concerning breast metastases from gynecologic cancers and, particularly, from cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Differential diagnosis of such lesions may be problematic but is essential to avoid unnecessary mutilating surgery and to institute the appropriate systemic therapy. The prognosis is poor.

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“…Reported cases of gynecological malignancy metastasizing to the breast mostly involve ovarian cancer. Only a few reports of metastasis to breast from primary cervix cancer have been published in the world literature [1][2][3]. The literature review showed that breast metastasis from cervical carcinoma has some characteristics features that present as a discrete mobile swelling in subcutaneous location of upper outer quadrant.…”

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confidence: 99%