Primary Stromal Sarcoma of Breast: A Rare Entity

Primary Stromal Sarcoma of Breast with Nodal Recurrence

  Although most breast cancers are adenocarcinomas of the mammary gland, primary breast sarcomas may also arise from mammary gland mesenchymal tissue. Sarcomas represent less than 1% of primary breast neoplasms. These tumors are at high risk of recurrence and are known to have poor prognosis. Surgical resection is the primary treatment for these lesions and axillary lymph node dissection is no...

Endometrial stromal sarcoma: a rare entity.

Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma (ESS) is a hormone sensitive tumor. It is a rare gynecological tumor and is considered to occur more often in pre-menopausal women. A proper pre-operative diagnosis is difficult and confirmed in most cases after hysterectomy for a presumed benign disease. Endometrial sampling, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging can provide diagnostic clues. For early disease ...

Primary Breast Lymphoma: A Rare Clinical Entity

Localized primary breast lymphoma is very rare. The typical clinical and radiographic presentation of isolated primary breast lymphoma mimics that of breast adenocarcinoma. Histologic diagnosis of primary breast lymphoma relies heavily on Hematoxylin and Eosin pathologic evaluation and immunohistochemical staining. Cytotoxic systemic chemotherapy is the primary treatment for this disease with t...

Primary stromal sarcoma of the breast.

Primary stromal sarcoma of the breast

© 2012, Oncology Institute of Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica INTRODUCTION Breast cancer is the most common cancer of female population worldwide. In Cancer Statistics 2010, breast cancer remains the heading type of cancer with an estimate of 28% in American women (1). The vast majority of breast cancers are carcinomas, while breast sarcomas are few (2-5). Sarcomas represent less than 1% of all pri...