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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Application of neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with anlotinib in occult breast cancer: A case report and review of literature.

Yu Zhang, Di Wu, Bo Zhao, Xue-Liang Tian, Tian-Cheng Yao, Feng Li, Wei-Fang Liu, Ai-Ping Shi

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yu ZhangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Di WuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Bo ZhaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Xue-Liang TianDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Tian-Cheng YaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Feng LiDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Wei-Fang LiuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Ai-Ping ShiDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China. sap@jlu.edu.cn.
Jilin University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOccult breast cancer (OBC) is a special type of breast cancer presenting as axillary lymph node metastasis with undetectable primary lesions in the breast. Due to its low incidence and unique clinical manifestations, there is a lack of consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of OBC. We report a case of OBC treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with anlotinib. The treatment was well tolerated, and the patient achieved a pathologic complete response. CASE SUMMARY: A 53-year-old woman presented with a lump in her right axillary area with no primary lesions in the breast. Pathological biopsy confirmed right axillary metastatic carcinoma. Immunohistochemical staining results were positive for progesterone receptor, cytokeratin 7, specific breast markers GATA3 and gross cystic disease fluid protein-15. Tumor cells were negative for estrogen receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2, cytokeratin 5/6, cytokeratin 20, and villin. The patient was diagnosed with OBC, and she underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with anlotinib. Mastectomy plus axillary lymph node dissection was performed. The patient achieved pathologic complete response with no residual invasive tumor cells in the breast or axillary lymph nodes. Postoperatively, she received adjuvant radiotherapy and endocrine therapy.

conclusionNeoadjuvant chemotherapy and anlotinib had good efficacy and safety in the treatment of OBC and may be a new therapeutic option.

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AnlotinibCase reportMastectomyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOccult breast cancerPathological complete response

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