Detection of primary breast cancer presenting as metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary origin by 111In-pentetreotide scan
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Clinical case Detection of primary breast cancer presenting as metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary origin by In-pentetreotide scan
Women with isolated metastatic carcinoma or adenocarcinoma involving axillary lymph nodes are a well-recognized group of unknown primary carcnoma (UPC) patients with a favorable prognosis. This group of patients are generally treated based on the assumption that they have occult breast cancer. However, to facilitate patient access to the whole spectrum of therapies available for patients with b...
متن کاملMetastatic Breast Cancer First Presenting as a Primary Gastric Carcinoma
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Metastatic disease involvement of the stomach is usually a manifestation of advanced disease. Isolated metastatic involvement of the stomach from a primary breast lesion is rare. These lesions can mimic primary gastric carcinoma and can be hard to distinguish due to very similar clinical, endoscopic and histological features. The authors here de...
متن کاملMetastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting as Jugular Venous Thrombosis
Jugular venous thrombosis is unusual and is associated with central venous catheterisation, intravenous drug abuse and head and neck sepsis. It is rarely associated with malignancy. We report a case of metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a forty year old female which presented with jugular venous thrombosis. The discussion includes investigation and treatment options for this condition.
متن کاملMetastatic Meningioma Presenting as Cancer of Unknown Primary
We describe a case of anaplastic meningioma presenting in an extracranial osseous location, initially diagnosed as cancer of unknown primary. Although anaplastic meningioma comprise 3% of all meningiomas, this subtype is more likely to be associated with metastases. The increased degree of dedifferentiation in anaplastic meningioma makes diagnosis difficult, especially if characteristic imaging...
متن کاملOccult Breast Cancer Presenting as Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of Unknown Primary: Clinical Presentation, Immunohistochemistry, and Molecular Analysis
We report a rare presentation of a 66-year-old female with diffuse metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary involving liver, lymphatic system and bone metastases. The neoplastic cells were positive for CK7 and OC125, while negative for CK20, thyroid transcription factor 1, CDX2, BRST-2, chromogranin, synaptophysin, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal grow...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008265113591