Breast metastasis from lung cancer:a report of two cases and literature review

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2014-03-13
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Breastmetastasisfromextra-mammarymalignancyisrare.Anincidenceof0.4%to1.3%hasbeenreportedinliterature.Theprimarymalignanciesthatmostcommonlymetastasizetothebreastareleukemia,lymphoma,andmalignantmelanoma.Inthisreport,twocasesofpulmonarymetastasistothebreastwerepresented.A40-year-oldfemalemanifestedarightbreastmassof2-monthduration.Afterphysicalexaminationwasperformed,apoorlydefinedmasswasnotedintheupperouterquadrantoftherightbreast.Another49-year-oldfemalemanifestedrightbreastmassof5-dayduration.Apoorlydefinedmasswasnotedinthelowerinnerquadrantoftherightbreast.Mammographyresultsalsorevealedbreastcancer.Thepatientsunderwentlocalexcision.Afterhistologicalandimmunohistochemicalanalyseswereconducted,aprimarylungcarcinomathatmetastasizedtothebreastwasdiagnosed.Anaccuratedifferentiationofmetastasistothebreastfromprimarybreastcancerisveryimportantbecausethetreatmentandprognosisofthetwodiffersignificantly.