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ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2021

Complex Differential Diagnosis between Primary Breast Cancer and Breast Metastasis from EGFR-Mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review.

Carmine Valenza, Francesca Maria Porta, Alessandra Rappa, Elena Guerini-Rocco, Giuseppe Viale, Massimo Barberis, Filippo de Marinis, Giuseppe Curigliano, Chiara Catania

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Review in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carmine ValenzaDivision of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Francesca Maria PortaDivision of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Alessandra RappaDivision of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Elena Guerini-RoccoDepartment of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology (DIPO), University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe VialeDepartment of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology (DIPO), University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Massimo BarberisDivision of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0943-4804
Filippo de MarinisDivision of Thoracic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe CuriglianoDivision of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1781-2518
Chiara CataniaDivision of Thoracic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.
University of Milan · ITRipamonti · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of a woman with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated lung adenocarcinoma who received gefitinib for 2 years and obtained a partial response. The patient then developed liver metastasis and a breast lesion, displaying high estrogen receptor (ER) expression and harboring the same EGFR mutation. From the radiological studies, it was not possible to make a differential diagnosis between primary breast cancer and breast metastasis from lung cancer. After the removal of the breast nodule, thanks to the clinical history, radiology, and above all, molecular and immunohistochemical investigations, a diagnosis of breast metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma was made. This case emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive clinical, pathological, and molecular analysis in the differential diagnosis between primary breast cancer and metastases from extramammary tumor to guide adequate treatment decision making.

Indexed as

Adenocarcinoma of LungBreast NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsDiagnosis, DifferentialErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansMutationEGFR protein, humanErbB Receptorsbreast metastasisEGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinomalung neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID34590588
PMCPMC8482094
OpenAlexW3197763879

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