EGFR-Mutated Breast Metastasis of Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report

Breast metastasis from other primary carcinoma is very rare and could be difficult to identify despite immunohistochemistry analysis. Breast metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma can mimic triple-negative breast cancer. Given the prognosis and therapeutic challenges, a correct diagnosis appears essent...

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Main Authors: Eric Dansin, Aurélien Carnot, Véronique Servent, Dorothée Daussay, Yves-Marie Robin, Ecaterina Surmei-Pintilie, Géraldine Lauridant, Clothilde Descarpentries, Françoise Révillion, Claire Delattre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/381014
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Summary:Breast metastasis from other primary carcinoma is very rare and could be difficult to identify despite immunohistochemistry analysis. Breast metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma can mimic triple-negative breast cancer. Given the prognosis and therapeutic challenges, a correct diagnosis appears essential, and molecular biomarkers could be useful. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman with a breast mass initially diagnosed as primary breast cancer and secondarily attached to breast metastasis from an EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma. The same activating EGFR mutations were identified in both the primary lung carcinoma and the breast metastasis.
ISSN:1662-6575