A Rare Tumor that Mimicked Metastasis in a Patient with Breast Cancer: Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma

A woman aged 50 years was diagnosed as having an invasive ductal carcinoma in the right breast and ductal carcinoma in situ in the left breast and underwent bilateral mastectomy eight years ago. A mass was identified during follow-up in positron-emission tomography (PET) image in the left infraclavi...

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Main Authors: Fatmagül Kuşku Çabuk, Fatma Aktepe, Ahmet Serkan İlgün, Dauren Sarsenov, Filiz Elbüken, Vahit Özmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2016-04-01
Series:European Journal of Breast Health
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Online Access: http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-rare-tumor-that-mimicked-metastasis-in-a-patient/42166
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Summary:A woman aged 50 years was diagnosed as having an invasive ductal carcinoma in the right breast and ductal carcinoma in situ in the left breast and underwent bilateral mastectomy eight years ago. A mass was identified during follow-up in positron-emission tomography (PET) image in the left infraclavicular region, indicating metastasis. Histopathologic examination showed a mass of 1.9 x 1 x 0.7 cm in dimensions characterized by spindle or round nuclei cells that formed island or cords in hyaline and myxoid ground and intracytoplasmic vacuoles containing erythrocytes. In the immunohistochemical analysis, tumor cells were widespread with diffuse positivity with CD34 and vimentin. These findings redirected us from a diagnosis of metastatic carcinoma to epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, a rare tumor of intermediate vascular tumor groups. In this respect, confirmation through biopsy from considered cases of metastasis is important in making a definite pathologic differential diagnosis.
ISSN:2587-0831