Surgical treatment of solitary metastasis in the male breast from non-small cell lung cancer

Breast J. 2006 Jul-Aug;12(4):366-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2006.00278.x.

Abstract

Detection of metastases in the breast from extramammary neoplasms is rare. We present a case of metastases in breast tissue from surgically treated non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma. A histologic and immunohistologic study was essential for choosing the appropriate treatment for the patient. The patient is alive and disease-free 18 months after the breast surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Mastectomy*
  • Pneumonectomy