title: Stromal sarcoma of the breast with lung metastasis successfully treated by radiotherapy: report of a case.
abstract: We report herein the case of a 42-year-old woman in whom a solitary lung metastasis from stromal sarcoma of the breast was effectively treated by radiotherapy. The original breast tumor had been extirpated in a local hospital, and she was subsequently referred to our outpatient clinic for nonsurgical treatment. Pathological examination of the breast tumor had confirmed a diagnosis of stromal sarcoma. Radiation and systemic chemotherapy for the remnant disease were administered at our hospital; however, 8 months later, local recurrence and a solitary lung metastasis were recognized on a chest X-ray. A second lumpectomy of the recurrent breast tumor along with radiation for the lung metastasis and systemic chemotherapy were performed. After a 4-year disease-free period, there is still no sign of recurrence. This case serves to demonstrate the effectiveness of radiotherapy for the treatment of lung metastasis from stromal sarcoma of the breast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Noichi Central Hospital, Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tochika
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumon
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Araki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000473:pathology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome