title: [A case of the breast cancer metastases to skin treated with local radiotherapy was effective].
abstract: A case was a 78-year-old woman. We detected a precordial tumor by palpation in January 2007. The patient left it untreated for a while. She then came to see us as the tumor had grown enlarged. In local findings, the precordium midline showed a non-elastic tumor of 2 cm in size. Biopsy revealed a possibility of breast cancer metastases. Mammography and the breast echography did not show any anomalies. Histopathology specific immune-staining was CK7, CEA positive, ER (+), PgR (+). The diagnosis was latent breast metastasis. Radiotherapy was performed and irradiated a total dose of 66 Gy. Our judgment was cCR in the post irradiation. After 2 years from the radiotherapy, there was no recurrence or metastases confirmed until today. In a breast cancer treatment, radiotherapy will be performed for the purpose of local control. However, we report here our experience with an unusual cCR judgment of more than 1 year for reference.
authors.affiliation: Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ozeki
authors.forename: Katsuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Enomoto
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Sadao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amano
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*