title: Breast cancer metastatic to uterine leiomyoma: a case report.
abstract: A case is reported of a 51-year-old woman who had a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in the same year, following a radical mastoidectomy for breast cancer with metastases to the axillary lymph nodes. Histological examination showed breast cancer metastatic to uterine leiomyoma. The literature about metastasis of extragenital cancer to a leiomyoma is reviewed, and the possible mechanism involved is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Toyoda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nose
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kihira
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishihara
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*