A 53-year-old female with a large breast sarcoma: A case report from Hong Kong
Breast sarcomas are very rare and are aggressive tumors associated with a poor prognosis. We present a case of a 53-year-old female who presented to the hospital after noticing a palpable mass in the right breast. Mammography, ultrasound, and MRI investigations were done. The patient was treated wit...
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| author | Max K.H. Yam, MBChB, FRCR |
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| description | Breast sarcomas are very rare and are aggressive tumors associated with a poor prognosis. We present a case of a 53-year-old female who presented to the hospital after noticing a palpable mass in the right breast. Mammography, ultrasound, and MRI investigations were done. The patient was treated with radical mastectomy combined with both neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Undifferentiated pleomorphic breast sarcoma was later diagnosed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e14cf48cecd7474589789445cbae4b942022-12-22T01:30:09ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332022-09-0117930553058A 53-year-old female with a large breast sarcoma: A case report from Hong KongMax K.H. Yam, MBChB, FRCR0North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung shui, the New Territories, Hong KongBreast sarcomas are very rare and are aggressive tumors associated with a poor prognosis. We present a case of a 53-year-old female who presented to the hospital after noticing a palpable mass in the right breast. Mammography, ultrasound, and MRI investigations were done. The patient was treated with radical mastectomy combined with both neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Undifferentiated pleomorphic breast sarcoma was later diagnosed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322004009Breast sarcomaBreast cancerMastectomy |
| spellingShingle | Max K.H. Yam, MBChB, FRCR A 53-year-old female with a large breast sarcoma: A case report from Hong Kong Radiology Case Reports Breast sarcoma Breast cancer Mastectomy |
| title | A 53-year-old female with a large breast sarcoma: A case report from Hong Kong |
| title_full | A 53-year-old female with a large breast sarcoma: A case report from Hong Kong |
| title_fullStr | A 53-year-old female with a large breast sarcoma: A case report from Hong Kong |
| title_full_unstemmed | A 53-year-old female with a large breast sarcoma: A case report from Hong Kong |
| title_short | A 53-year-old female with a large breast sarcoma: A case report from Hong Kong |
| title_sort | 53 year old female with a large breast sarcoma a case report from hong kong |
| topic | Breast sarcoma Breast cancer Mastectomy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322004009 |
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