[Four cases of malignant primary breast lymphoma].
Primary malignant lymphoma of the breast (PBL) is comparatively rare in Japan.Herein, the authors present report 4 cases of PBL. All patients had the primary finding of a palpable left breast mass.Malignant lymphoma was strongly suspected by core needle biopsy, and final diagnosis was made on surgical specimens. All cases were diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and were treated with targeted chemotherapy with R-CHOP. Only 1 of the 4 patients needed multidisciplinary therapy due to advanced age.Whenever PBL is suspected, targeted therapy should be considered.
Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine.
Sae
S
Ishihara
Shinichiro
S
Kashiwagi
Yuka
Y
Asano
Tamami
T
Morisaki
Satoru
S
Noda
Hidemi
H
Kawajiri
Tsutomu
T
Takashima
Naoyoshi
N
Onoda
Masahiko
M
Ohsawa
Kosei
K
Hirakawa
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis