Synchronous uterine carcinosarcoma and contralateral breast cancer after tamoxifen therapy: a case report.

We present a case of uterine carcinosarcoma co-occurrenced with contralateral breast cancer in a 56-year-old nulliparous, obese breast cancer patient, who had been treated with tamoxifen for 5 years. The patient presented with palpable pelvic mass and vaginal bleeding. Histopathological evidence revealed that the tumor was comprised of an admixture of malignant epithelial and mesenchymal components. The epithelial component was endometrioid type adenocarcinoma, while sarcomatous component had heterologous elements including fusiform cell sarcoma and a prominent component of cartilage. The infiltrating ductal carcinoma has been diagnosed on her right breast. The patient died of disease 8 months after diagnosis. Postmenopausal patients, with adjuvant tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer, are at increased risk for the development of uterine carcinosarcoma and less benefit for contralateral breast cancer. PMID: 25197413 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Int J Clin Exp Pathol Source Type: research