Breast Carcinomatous Lymphangitis as an Unusual Presentation of Ovarian Cancer
We describe the case of a 45-year-old woman with an unusual presentation of metastatic ovarian cancer. The patient presented to the oncological clinic with a three-week history of skin rash on the right breast. She underwent a chest and abdomen CT scan, which showed skin thickening of the right brea...
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| author | Barbara Muoio Giorgio Treglia Paola Migliora Maria Del Grande |
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| description | We describe the case of a 45-year-old woman with an unusual presentation of metastatic ovarian cancer. The patient presented to the oncological clinic with a three-week history of skin rash on the right breast. She underwent a chest and abdomen CT scan, which showed skin thickening of the right breast, right pleural effusion and bilateral cystic ovarian masses. Biopsy of a left ovarian lesion by diagnostic laparoscopy revealed the presence of ovarian serous carcinoma. Biopsy of the breast skin lesion revealed the presence of carcinomatous lymphangitis and immunohistochemistry documented the ovarian origin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3de19bbde4cb41bf831b52b60fde450c2023-11-22T23:02:27ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182021-11-011111210610.3390/diagnostics11112106Breast Carcinomatous Lymphangitis as an Unusual Presentation of Ovarian CancerBarbara Muoio0Giorgio Treglia1Paola Migliora2Maria Del Grande3Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6501 Bellinzona, SwitzerlandImaging Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6501 Bellinzona, SwitzerlandCantonal Institute of Pathology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6600 Locarno, SwitzerlandOncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6501 Bellinzona, SwitzerlandWe describe the case of a 45-year-old woman with an unusual presentation of metastatic ovarian cancer. The patient presented to the oncological clinic with a three-week history of skin rash on the right breast. She underwent a chest and abdomen CT scan, which showed skin thickening of the right breast, right pleural effusion and bilateral cystic ovarian masses. Biopsy of a left ovarian lesion by diagnostic laparoscopy revealed the presence of ovarian serous carcinoma. Biopsy of the breast skin lesion revealed the presence of carcinomatous lymphangitis and immunohistochemistry documented the ovarian origin.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/11/2106carcinomatous lymphangitisbreastovarian cancerimagingpathology |
| spellingShingle | Barbara Muoio Giorgio Treglia Paola Migliora Maria Del Grande Breast Carcinomatous Lymphangitis as an Unusual Presentation of Ovarian Cancer Diagnostics carcinomatous lymphangitis breast ovarian cancer imaging pathology |
| title | Breast Carcinomatous Lymphangitis as an Unusual Presentation of Ovarian Cancer |
| title_full | Breast Carcinomatous Lymphangitis as an Unusual Presentation of Ovarian Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Breast Carcinomatous Lymphangitis as an Unusual Presentation of Ovarian Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breast Carcinomatous Lymphangitis as an Unusual Presentation of Ovarian Cancer |
| title_short | Breast Carcinomatous Lymphangitis as an Unusual Presentation of Ovarian Cancer |
| title_sort | breast carcinomatous lymphangitis as an unusual presentation of ovarian cancer |
| topic | carcinomatous lymphangitis breast ovarian cancer imaging pathology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/11/2106 |
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