Triple-negative breast cancer with calcified metastases of hepatic, portal vein and inferior vena cava: Report of a case and review of the literature

Abstract

Breast cancer frequently metastasizes to the liver and this usually bears a poor prognosis. Complete calcifications of hepatic, portal vein and inferior vena cava (IVC) metastases from breast cancer after systemic chemotherapy is extremely rare and to our knowledge, has never been reported. It is important for physicians to recognize the pattern and the formation of calcified liver metastases because the radiographic features of calcifications may assist in differentiating the etiologies of underlying malignancies and provide prognostic significance. We here presented such a case of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) with calcified liver, portal vein and IVC metastases, and reviewed the literature.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Calcified hepatic metastases; Inferior vena cava; Liver; Portal vein.