Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous features
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Resumo: | This report describes the case of a 45 year-old patient with breast carcinoma characterized by choriocarcinomatous features, presence of bizarre anaplastic cells with areas of necrosis and multinucleated giant cells. The immuno-histochemical analysis showed positivity for chromogranin and β-HCG. The tumor size was 5.7 cm at the largest axis and it was refractory to initial neo-adjuvant treatment. Mastectomy was performed and after microscopic and immuno-histochemical examination it was diagnosed as carcinoma with choriocarcinomatous features. These lesions are rare and liable to synthesize hormonal substances not specific to breast tissue. Its diagnosis is highly significant to the therapeutic and prognostic approach insofar as these lesions are potentially aggressive. |
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Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous featuresCarcinomasBreastChoriocarcinomatous featuresThis report describes the case of a 45 year-old patient with breast carcinoma characterized by choriocarcinomatous features, presence of bizarre anaplastic cells with areas of necrosis and multinucleated giant cells. The immuno-histochemical analysis showed positivity for chromogranin and β-HCG. The tumor size was 5.7 cm at the largest axis and it was refractory to initial neo-adjuvant treatment. Mastectomy was performed and after microscopic and immuno-histochemical examination it was diagnosed as carcinoma with choriocarcinomatous features. These lesions are rare and liable to synthesize hormonal substances not specific to breast tissue. Its diagnosis is highly significant to the therapeutic and prognostic approach insofar as these lesions are potentially aggressive.Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica2009-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442009000600008Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial v.45 n.6 2009reponame:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia (SBP)instacron:SBP10.1590/S1676-24442009000600008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRossetti,ClaudiaSacchi,Renata SilviaJunqueira,Virginia Berlanga CamposFonseca,Fernando Luiz Affonsoeng2010-04-26T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1676-24442009000600008Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/jbpmlhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||jbpml@sbpc.org.br1678-47741676-2444opendoar:2010-04-26T00:00Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia (SBP)false |
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Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous features |
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Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous features |
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Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous features Rossetti,Claudia Carcinomas Breast Choriocarcinomatous features |
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Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous features |
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Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous features |
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Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous features |
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Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous features |
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Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous features |
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Rossetti,Claudia |
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Rossetti,Claudia Sacchi,Renata Silvia Junqueira,Virginia Berlanga Campos Fonseca,Fernando Luiz Affonso |
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Sacchi,Renata Silvia Junqueira,Virginia Berlanga Campos Fonseca,Fernando Luiz Affonso |
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Rossetti,Claudia Sacchi,Renata Silvia Junqueira,Virginia Berlanga Campos Fonseca,Fernando Luiz Affonso |
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Carcinomas Breast Choriocarcinomatous features |
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Carcinomas Breast Choriocarcinomatous features |
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This report describes the case of a 45 year-old patient with breast carcinoma characterized by choriocarcinomatous features, presence of bizarre anaplastic cells with areas of necrosis and multinucleated giant cells. The immuno-histochemical analysis showed positivity for chromogranin and β-HCG. The tumor size was 5.7 cm at the largest axis and it was refractory to initial neo-adjuvant treatment. Mastectomy was performed and after microscopic and immuno-histochemical examination it was diagnosed as carcinoma with choriocarcinomatous features. These lesions are rare and liable to synthesize hormonal substances not specific to breast tissue. Its diagnosis is highly significant to the therapeutic and prognostic approach insofar as these lesions are potentially aggressive. |
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