Tumorous amyloidosis of the breast associated with disseminated malignant lymphoma
| Autor: | L.-M. Pang, G. M. K. Tse, P. C. W. Lui, T.-T. Hlaing |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Amyloidosis Breast lumps General Medicine medicine.disease Pathology and Forensic Medicine Lymphoma Parotid gland Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma medicine.anatomical_structure Breast cancer hemic and lymphatic diseases Correspondence medicine medicine.symptom skin and connective tissue diseases business Breast carcinoma Lymph node |
| Popis: | We report a 77 year old woman with a 14 year history of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma initially involving the parotid gland, cervical lymph node, and hilar lymph node. She was treated with chlorambucil but the disease ran a protracted course with eventual multiorgan dissemination and required repeated chemotherapy. This time, she presented with bilateral hard, non-tender breast lumps for three months. The clinical diagnosis was lymphoma infiltration versus breast carcinoma. Mammographic examination showed a 2 cm, medium density, well circumscribed mass in the left breast and a 0.5 cm nodule of similar characteristics with macrocalcifications in the right breast. Biopsy from the right breast mass showed amyloid deposits with foreign body giant … |
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