Extremely Rare Type of Breast Cancer-Dedifferentiated Breast Liposarcoma-Diagnosis and Treatment.
Andrada-Elena ȚigăranAbdalah Abu-BakerDaniela-Elena IonTeodora PeligradDaniela Elena Gheoca MutuAdelaida AvinoAndrei-Wilhelm AnghelAndra-Elena Balcangiu-StroescuAnca TomaLaura RaducuPublished in: Journal of personalized medicine (2023)
Primary liposarcoma of the breast is an uncommon soft tissue malignant tumor, comprising only 0.003% of all malignant breast tumors. The main differential diagnosis of this mass consists of malignant phyllodes tumor and metaplastic breast carcinoma. The objective of this paper is to report a case of dedifferentiated breast liposarcoma, therapeutic approach and outcome. We present a case of a 79-year-old woman complaining of a large mass in her left breast which had increased in size over the last 6 months. Physical examination revealed an enlarged left breast, and a total body CT scan showed a large tumor in contact with the musculature of the anterior thoracic wall, with no metastatic lesions. The histopathology report of a fine needle biopsy described a high-grade sarcoma. The Oncological Tumor Board recommended neoadjuvant radiotherapy sessions and reevaluation by MRI and CT scans. The patient underwent radical mastectomy with latissimus dorsi myo-cutaneous flap reconstruction. The final histopathology diagnosis was a grade 3 dedifferentiated liposarcoma (FNCLCC), with certain response to radiotherapy and positive MDM2, CDK4 markers. The postoperative period was uneventful; 12 months after surgery, the follow-up CT scan showed multiple pulmonary lesions with metastatic characteristics. Liposarcoma is a very rare type of breast cancer, and the most important treatment for breast sarcoma is surgery, the role of axillary lymph node removal, chemotherapy and radiotherapy still being controversial. Considering such cases are scarce and the development of surgical guidelines is difficult, reporting any new case is crucial.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- computed tomography
- locally advanced
- contrast enhanced
- early stage
- high grade
- magnetic resonance imaging
- squamous cell carcinoma
- dual energy
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- small cell lung cancer
- radiation therapy
- rectal cancer
- radiation induced
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance
- breast reconstruction
- mental health
- ultrasound guided
- physical activity
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- clinical practice
- cell cycle
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- single cell
- pet ct
- electronic health record