title: Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast associated with Poland's syndrome: report of a case.
abstract: We report herein a rare case of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast associated with Poland's syndrome. The patient was a 59-year-old woman who was referred to our department after a nodule had been found in the upper outer portion of the left breast by a breast cancer screening program. On physical examination, marked hypoplasia of the right breast and upper limb was noted. Preoperative computed tomography also revealed a defect in the right pectoralis muscles. A quadrantectomy of the left breast with lymphadenectomy was subsequently performed and pathological examination of the resected specimen showed invasive ductal carcinoma. Her medical history revealed that her mother had attempted to abort the pregnancy around the fifth week of her gestation. The present case suggests that such an event during gestational development may be associated with congenital anomalies predisposing to malignant disorders.
authors: First Department of Surgery, Yamanashi Medical University, Nakakoma, Japan.
authors: Hirotaka
authors: H
authors: Okamo
authors: Kazuo
authors: K
authors: Miura
authors: Tetsu
authors: T
authors: Yamane
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Fujii
authors: Yoshiro
authors: Y
authors: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm / Q000002:abnormalities; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011045:Poland Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed