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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2018

A unique case of total metastatic lobular breast carcinoma, originating from diffused microcalcifications, presented in a postmenopausal woman, without clinical manifestations.

Athanasios Douskos, Aris Giannos, Sofoklis Stavrou, Maria Sotiropoulou, Eleni Feida, Constantine Dimitrakakis, Peter Drakakis, Alexandros Rodolakis

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Athanasios Douskos1(s,t)OB.GYN Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece. Electronic address: thanosddoc@yahoo.gr.
Aris Giannos1(s,t)OB.GYN Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece. Electronic address: arisgiannos@yahoo.gr.
Sofoklis Stavrou1(s,t)OB.GYN Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece. Electronic address: sfstavrou@yahoo.com.
Maria SotiropoulouDepartment of Pathology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: marsot2@yahoo.com.
Eleni FeidaDepartment of Radiology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: elenifei@hotmail.com.
Constantine Dimitrakakis1(s,t)OB.GYN Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece. Electronic address: dimitrac@ymail.com.
Peter Drakakis1(s,t)OB.GYN Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece. Electronic address: pdrakakis@hotmail.com.
Alexandros Rodolakis1(s,t)OB.GYN Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece. Electronic address: rodolaki@hol.gr.
Alexandra Hospital · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLobular breast carcinoma includes lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) and invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC). The association of LCIS with total metastatic lobular breast cancer is very rare. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present a case of a totally metastatic lobular breast cancer in an asymptomatic 64-year-old postmenopausal woman, with no suspicious microcalcifications in mammography. A total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic lymphadenectomy, infracolic omentectomy and appendectomy was performed along with a quadrantectomy of the upper outer quadrant of left breast, and systematic isolateral lymphadenectomy of the left axilla. DISCUSSION: LCIS is usually undetectable because it isn't associated with clinical abnormalities in clinical examination and is presented in mammography as microcalcifications or focal asymmetric densities. ILC histopathologic features are responsible for the high false-negative rates on mammography, leading to moderate detection sensitivity.

conclusionOur case is a very rare condition. No 'similar' case have been described in the literature so far.

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Case reportInvasive lobular carcinomaLobular carcinoma in situMammographyMetastaticMicrocalcifications

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PMID29501020
PMCPMC5910505
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