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Bilateral Breast Metastases from Vulvar Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Vulvar carcinoma is a rare disease that accounts for 3–5% of all gynecologic malignancies. Breast represents an unusual site of metastasis and only a few cases are reported. We describe the first case of bilateral metastatic breast carcinoma of vulvar origin, at an 80-year-old female patient. Six mo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5405401/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28487793 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1357203 |
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author | Papatheodorou, D. C. Liakou, C. G Kalogerakos, K. Dimopoulos, Johannes Carl Athanasios Kalinoglou, N. |
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description | Vulvar carcinoma is a rare disease that accounts for 3–5% of all gynecologic malignancies. Breast represents an unusual site of metastasis and only a few cases are reported. We describe the first case of bilateral metastatic breast carcinoma of vulvar origin, at an 80-year-old female patient. Six months after treatment of her primary disease, she presented with bilateral metastatic squamous cell breast carcinoma. Diagnosis was based on clinical, radiological, and histological facts. Breast although rare is another potential site of metastasis in vulvar cancer and thus mammary gland examination should be considered in the follow-up of these patients. Differential diagnosis between primary and metastatic lesions is of utmost importance for appropriate management. |
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spelling | pubmed-54054012017-05-09 Bilateral Breast Metastases from Vulvar Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review Papatheodorou, D. C. Liakou, C. G Kalogerakos, K. Dimopoulos, Johannes Carl Athanasios Kalinoglou, N. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol Case Report Vulvar carcinoma is a rare disease that accounts for 3–5% of all gynecologic malignancies. Breast represents an unusual site of metastasis and only a few cases are reported. We describe the first case of bilateral metastatic breast carcinoma of vulvar origin, at an 80-year-old female patient. Six months after treatment of her primary disease, she presented with bilateral metastatic squamous cell breast carcinoma. Diagnosis was based on clinical, radiological, and histological facts. Breast although rare is another potential site of metastasis in vulvar cancer and thus mammary gland examination should be considered in the follow-up of these patients. Differential diagnosis between primary and metastatic lesions is of utmost importance for appropriate management. Hindawi 2017 2017-04-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5405401/ /pubmed/28487793 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1357203 Text en Copyright © 2017 D. C. Papatheodorou et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Papatheodorou, D. C. Liakou, C. G Kalogerakos, K. Dimopoulos, Johannes Carl Athanasios Kalinoglou, N. Bilateral Breast Metastases from Vulvar Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
title | Bilateral Breast Metastases from Vulvar Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
title_full | Bilateral Breast Metastases from Vulvar Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
title_fullStr | Bilateral Breast Metastases from Vulvar Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral Breast Metastases from Vulvar Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
title_short | Bilateral Breast Metastases from Vulvar Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
title_sort | bilateral breast metastases from vulvar carcinoma: a case report and literature review |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5405401/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28487793 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1357203 |
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