title: Bilateral metastatic carcinoma of the breast from primary ovarian cancer.
abstract: We report a case of ovarian cancer with metastasis to both breasts and axillary lymph nodes and the vaginal cuff. A 41-year-old previously hysterectomized women presented with pelvic mass and malignant pleural effusion. During the courses of chemotherapy; bilateral breast nodules, and bilateral axillary lymphadenopathies and a nodule in the vaginal cuff were identified. The biopsy of both breasts, axillary lymph nodes and the nodule in the vaginal cuff revealed papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma. Immunohistochemical staining of breast specimens were positive for ovarian tumor marker CA-125.
authors: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Izmir, Turkey. ozsaran@med.ege.edu.tr
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Ozsaran
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Dikmen
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Terek
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ulukus
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Ozdemir
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Orgüc
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Erhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary*; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen