A Rare Case of Breast Metastasis from a Primary Lung Tumor: Case Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Molecule | Results |
---|---|
Cytokeratin 7 | + |
TTF1 | − |
GATA3 | − |
Napsin A | − |
P40 | − |
PD-L1 | absent |
ALK | wt |
EGFR | wt |
ROS1 | wt |
RET | wt |
METex14 | wt |
NTRK1/2/3 | wt |
BRAF | wt |
Source | Primary Lung Carcinoma | Gender | Age | Stage | TTF1 | ER | PR | HER2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-small-cell lung carcinomas | ||||||||
Babu 2009 [4] | ADCA LCC | Female Female | 51 82 | IV IV | + + | − − | − − | − − |
Branica 2012 [5] | ADCA | Female | 55 | NR | + | NR | NR | NR |
Chattopadhyay 2012 [6] | SQCC | Female | 55 | IV | NR | − | − | NR |
Choi 2011 [7] | NEC | Female | 62 | IIA | + | − | − | − |
Fukumoto 2011 [8] | ADCA | Female | 65 | IIIA | + | − | NR | NR |
Gomez-Caro 2006 [9] | ADCA | Male | 65 | IB | − | NR | NR | NR |
Hsu 2008 [10] | SQCC | Female | 48 | IV | − | − | − | NR |
Hunter 1993 [11] | LCC | Female | 57 | III | − | − | − | − |
Ji 2012 [12] | ADCA ADCA | Female Female | 49 40 | IV IV | + + | − − | − − | − − |
Jitendra 2011 [13] | ADCA | Female | 42 | NR | + | − | − | − |
Klingen 2009 [14] | ADCA ADCA | Female Male | 79 70 | NR NR | + + | NR NR | NR NR | NR NR |
Ko 2012 [15] | ADCA | Female | 47 | IV | + | − | − | − |
Maounis 2010 [16] | ADCA | Female | 73 | IV | + | − | NR | NR |
Noguera 2007 [17] | SC NS | Female Female | 41 53 | NR NR | NR NR | NR NR | NR NR | NR NR |
Rimner 2007 [18] | LCC ADCA | Female Female | 49 81 | IV NR | NR + | NR − | NR − | NR − |
Sadikot 1997 [19] | SPCC | Female | 47 | IV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Sato 2012 [20] | ADCA | Female | 57 | IV | + | − | − | − |
Sengupta 2012 [21] | SQCC | Female | 60 | IV | − | − | − | NR |
Ucar 2007 [22] | ADCA | Male | 63 | IV | + | NR | NR | NR |
Vaughan 2007 [23] | NEC NEC NEC | Female Female Female | 30 35 28 | NR IV NR | NR NR NR | NR − NR | NR − NR | NR − NR |
Verger 1999 [24] | ADCA | Male | 63 | IIA | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Yeh 2004 [25] | ADCA | Female | 44 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Yoon 2010 [26] | ADCA | Female | 42 | IIB | + | − | − | − |
Mirrielees 2014 [1] | LCC ADCA | Female Female | 67 58 | IV IIIA | + + | NR − | NR − | NR − |
Yan-Wei Shen 2015 [27] | ADCA | Female | 54 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Liyu Cao 2020 [28] | ADCA | Female | 55 | NR | + | − | − | − |
Roshini Ramwani 2022 [29] | ADCA ADCA ADCA | Female Female Female | 65 74 65 | NR NR NR | NR + + | − NR + | − NR − | − NR − |
Gábor Cserni 2017 [30] | ADCA | Female | 60 | NR | + | + | − | − |
Juan Li 2022 [31] | ADCA | Female | 44 | NR | + | − | + | − |
Carmine Valenza 2022 [32] | ADCA | Female | 63 | IIB | + | + | + | + |
Xin Chuang 2018 [33] | ADCA | Female | 44 | NR | + | − | − | − |
Small-cell lung carcinomas | ||||||||
Altintoprak 2011 [34] | SCC | Male | 47 | IV | + | − | − | NR |
Babu 2009 [4] | SCC | Female | 69 | IV | + | NR | NR | NR |
Courtney 1989 [35] | OCC | Female | 59 | IV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Jakovijevic 2003 [36] | SCC | Female | 44 | IV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Kelly 1998 [37] | SCC SCC | Female Female | 64 39 | IV IV | NR NR | NR NR | NR NR | NR NR |
Liu 2009 [38] | SCC | Female | 45 | IV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Luh 2008 [39] | SCC | Female | 50 | IV | + | + | + | + |
Sharma 2010 [40] | SCC | Female | 66 | NR | NR | − | − | − |
Vaughan 2007 [23] | SCC | Female | 83 | IV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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Diaz, R.; Murelli, F.; Cuniolo, L.; Cornacchia, C.; Depaoli, F.; Margarino, C.; Boccardo, C.; Gipponi, M.; Franchelli, S.; Pesce, M.; et al. A Rare Case of Breast Metastasis from a Primary Lung Tumor: Case Report. Curr. Oncol. 2024, 31, 4695-4703. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31080350
Diaz R, Murelli F, Cuniolo L, Cornacchia C, Depaoli F, Margarino C, Boccardo C, Gipponi M, Franchelli S, Pesce M, et al. A Rare Case of Breast Metastasis from a Primary Lung Tumor: Case Report. Current Oncology. 2024; 31(8):4695-4703. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31080350
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiaz, Raquel, Federica Murelli, Letizia Cuniolo, Chiara Cornacchia, Francesca Depaoli, Cecilia Margarino, Chiara Boccardo, Marco Gipponi, Simonetta Franchelli, Marianna Pesce, and et al. 2024. "A Rare Case of Breast Metastasis from a Primary Lung Tumor: Case Report" Current Oncology 31, no. 8: 4695-4703. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31080350