title: Adrenal cortical carcinoma metastatic to the breast.
abstract: A 56 year old woman was diagnosed with adrenal cortical carcinoma in May 2003, for which she underwent left radical adrenalectomy. Eight months later, in January 2004, she presented with a solitary, well delineated, left breast mass with central pleomorphic calcifications on mammographic examination. A diagnosis of metastatic adrenal cortical carcinoma was made on core biopsy. Subsequently, the patient underwent a lumpectomy of the mass, which confirmed the diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of adrenal cortical carcinoma metastatic to the breast.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gasilionis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ersahin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gabram
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bova
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Branch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajan
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged