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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2024

Bilateral breast metastases from anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive lung cancer in a male: a case report.

Sumire Koh, Yumiko Koi, Wakako Tajiri, Junji Kawasaki, Sayuri Akiyoshi, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Chinami Koga, Tatsuro Okamoto, Kenichi Taguchi, Eriko Tokunaga

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Sumire KohThe Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 807-8556, Japan.
Yumiko KoiDepartment of Breast Oncology, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan.
Wakako TajiriDepartment of Breast Oncology, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan.
Junji KawasakiDepartment of Breast Oncology, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan.
Sayuri AkiyoshiDepartment of Breast Oncology, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan.
Yoshiaki NakamuraDepartment of Breast Oncology, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan.
Chinami KogaDepartment of Breast Oncology, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan.
Tatsuro OkamotoDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan. 3-1-1 Notame, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan.
Kenichi TaguchiDepartment of Pathology, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan. 3-1-1 Notame, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan.
Eriko TokunagaDepartment of Breast Oncology, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan. tokunaga.eriko.pw@mail.hosp.go.jp.

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Abstract

backgroundDistant metastases from lung cancer are commonly found in the brain, bone, and liver. Metastases to the breast from non-mammary malignancies are extremely rare, and their clinical presentations remain unclear. CASE PRESENTATION: We herein report a case of bilateral breast metastases from anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive advanced lung cancer in a 51-year-old Japanese male patient. During the course of systemic treatment for advanced lung cancer, computed tomography revealed bilateral breast enlargement without contrast enhancement, a finding consistent with gynecomastia. While other metastatic lesions responded to chemotherapy, both breast masses grew vertically like nodules. The breast masses were immunohistochemically diagnosed as metastases from lung cancer and were removed surgically. Simultaneous bilateral breast metastases from malignancies of other organs, like ones in this case, have rarely been described.

conclusionsIt is important to keep in mind that breast metastases from nonmammary malignancies are a possible explanation for unusual breast findings in a patient with a history of malignancies.

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Anaplastic Lymphoma KinaseBreast Neoplasms, MaleLung NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesTomography, X-Ray ComputedALK protein, humanAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesAnaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)Breast metastasisLung cancerMale

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