title: [A case of advanced accessory breast cancer effectively treated with trastuzumab and paclitaxel].
abstract: A 53-year-old woman was admitted for left axillary mass. The computed tomography showed an invasive mass in the left axilla and left supraclavicular lymph node swelling. Histological findings of axillary mass revealed infiltrating ductal carcinoma of scirrhous type. We diagnosed advanced accessory breast cancer, and the patient was treated by combination chemotherapy with paclitaxel and trastuzumab. The lesions disappeared after 4 courses of chemotherapy and was clinically diagnosed as complete response (CR).
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Miyazaki Prefectural Nobeoka Hospital.
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Tetsufumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohchi
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Takeharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishihara
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D000068878:Trastuzumab
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000068878:Trastuzumab; D017239:Paclitaxel