A Unique Case of Muscle-Invasive Metastatic Breast Cancer Mimicking Myositis
| Autor: | Adrian Reyes Bersabe, Alexander W. Brown, Austin Peters, Samuel M Philbrick, Derek A Mathis, Richard J Upton, Janelle Gyorffy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Case Report Airway obstruction medicine.disease lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens Metastatic breast cancer lcsh:RC254-282 Surgery Metastasis Airway Compromise Radiation therapy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer 030228 respiratory system Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Airway management business skin and connective tissue diseases Myositis |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, Vol 2017 (2017) Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2090-6714 2090-6706 |
| Popis: | Breast cancer rarely metastasizes to the muscles, and it is even more unusual for this phenomenon to result in airway compromise. We present a unique case of an 84-year-old female who presented with neck swelling and upper airway obstruction due to metastatic breast cancer invading the sternocleidomastoid muscles. After establishing the diagnosis and discussing possible treatment options, the patient elected for antiestrogen therapy, palliative tracheostomy, radiation therapy, and hospice services. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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