title: Synchronous bilateral breast carcinoma with two different morphology subtypes: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of synchronous bilateral breast cancer with ductal and medullary carcinoma. A 60-year-old woman presented with lesion in both breasts which were mammographically found two years ago. Ultrasonography proved two suspected masses in breasts. Fine needle cytology was performed and confirmed bilateral carcinoma but with different cytological findings. The cytological feature of the left breast suggested ductal carcinoma and of the right breast raised possibility of a medullary carcinoma. Patient underwent bilateral quadrectomy with evacuation of axillary lymph nodes. Histological examination showed bilateral carcinoma with two different histological features: ductal in the left and medullary carcinoma in the right breast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology, University Hospital for Lung Diseases "Jordanovac", Zagreb, Croatia. bozica.vrabec.branica@zg.t-com.hr
authors.forename: Bozica Vrabec
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Branica
authors.forename: Silvana Smojver
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Jezek
authors.forename: Zrinka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Juros
authors.forename: Inja Neralić
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Meniga
authors.forename: Simun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krizanac
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D044584:Carcinoma, Ductal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography