Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast: Value of Positron Emission Tomography Scanning in Confirming the Diagnosis

Healy, C.; Feeley, Linda; Leen, Eamonn; Walsh, T. N.

doi:10.3816/cbc.2006.n.060

Cited by 7 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Cystic lesions are characteristic presentations of SCC in more than 50% of cases. The definite role of PET CT on squamous breast cancer has not been defined yet [25, 26].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Case Reports on Metaplastic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast and Treatment Dilemma

Pandey

Joshi

Moussouris

et al. 2019

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Metaplastic squamous cell carcinoma of the breast is a very rare form of breast cancer that consists of both glandular and nonglandular components mixed with epithelial and mesenchymal tissues. Worldwide, the incidence of this tumor is between 0.1 and 2%. Because of the rarity of this tumor and heterogeneous behavior of the tumor cells, it is difficult to establish the standard therapeutic approach. We report 2 cases of metaplastic squamous cell carcinoma of the breast in young patients with different responses to treatment strategies. The first case is a premenopausal female with metaplastic squamous cell carcinoma treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, and the second case is perimenopausal metaplastic squamous cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid subtype and osteoid matrix production which progressed on chemotherapy and was treated with surgery and radiation.

show abstract

“…Cystic lesions are characteristic presentations of SCC in more than 50% of cases. The definite role of PET CT on squamous breast cancer has not been defined yet [25, 26].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Case Reports on Metaplastic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast and Treatment Dilemma

Pandey

Joshi

Moussouris

et al. 2019

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The remaining 20% includes infiltrating lobular and pure or combined types such as squamous cell carcinoma of the breast (SCCB) [1]. Primary SCCB is rare, representing less than 0.1% of breast carcinoma cases [2].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Estrogen receptor-positive primary squamous cell carcinoma of the breast

Pribish

Saglam

Weinfurtner

2017

Radiology Case Reports

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Pure primary squamous cell carcinoma of the breast (SCCB) represents around 0.1% of breast carcinomas. Diagnosis requires independence from adjacent skin without metastatic disease. SCCB is often large at presentation with nonspecific mammographic and ultrasound findings. It is typically hormone receptor negative and aggressive. Mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy is the most common treatment, although treatment guidelines are not well established. We present a case of pure primary SCCB detected by high risk screening mammogram and treated with breast conserving surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. We discuss clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings.

show abstract

“…Whether investigations, such as PET scans, in search of distant metastases or a primary squamous tumour site should be performed is still a matter of debate [ 11 ]. In our patient, further investigation was initially unwarranted because we had no suspicion that the estrogen positive breast tumour was a distant metastasis of an unknown primary squamous site.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%