Metastatic Ovarian Cancer Presenting as Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A Case Report

Mohammad Abu-Tineh; Hind Elmalik; Mohamed A Yassin

doi:10.1159/000508358

Metastatic Ovarian Cancer Presenting as Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A Case Report

Case Rep Oncol. 2020 Jul 28;13(2):867-874. doi: 10.1159/000508358. eCollection 2020 May-Aug.

Authors

Mohammad Abu-Tineh¹, Hind Elmalik², Mohamed A Yassin²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Education, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
² National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Department of Oncology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

Metastatic ovarian cancer to the breast is a rare presentation, with limited cases reported worldwide. Common sites for distant metastasis in ovarian cancer are to the liver, lung, and pleura [Dauplat et al. Cancer. 1987 Oct 1;60(7):1561-6]. Usually, such cases predict poor prognosis with troublesome management. We present one challenging case of a 54-year-old female patient with recurrent clear cell ovarian cancer, presenting with right breast mass of primary versus secondary origin, progressing into inflammatory breast cancer picture. Our report aims to shed light on the value of early suspicion and low threshold of detecting secondary breast masses of ovarian cancer origin.

Keywords: Breast; Clear cell cancer; Malignancy; Metastatic ovarian cancer; Radiotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports