Two cancers in one: breast carcinoma with underlying melanoma.
Two cancers in one: breast carcinoma with underlying melanoma.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2017 Jul;30(3):316-318
Authors: Douville NA, Sakach EA, Wiewiorowski EA, Herlihy W, Pippen JE
Abstract
A 61-year-old woman presented with a diagnosis of metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma of the right breast, and after treatment it had regressed or was stable except for a scalp nodule. When biopsied, the outer edges of the scalp lesion had findings consistent with breast carcinoma; however, the bulk of the tumor's pathology was consistent with melanoma. It appeared that most of the tumor was a highly vascularized melanoma with lobular breast carcinoma noted at its edges.
PMID: 28670070 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Douville NA, Sakach EA, Wiewiorowski EA, Herlihy W, Pippen JE Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research
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