Bilateral breast cancer in a survivor of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report.
Although breast cancer is the most common disease for women, bilateral breast cancer is a rare situation. Development of a second malignancy which is the most frightening side effect, may be related with genetic predisposition or cancer treatment. Because our case is a survivor of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, development of bilateral breast cancer which occurs rarely in early ages, is discussed with the help of literature.
Demirci
Umut
U
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology SD, Gazi University, Beşevler, 06500 Ankara, Türkiye.
Buğdayci
Fatma
F
Cakir
Asli
A
Gürlek
Bahar
B
Gönül
Ipek Işik
II
Büyükberber
Süleyman
S
Benekli
Mustafa
M
Coşkun
Uğur
U
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017741:Survivors