Metastatic Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast Masquerading as a Primary Renal Malignancy
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2013, Vol 13, Issue 3
Abstract
Breast cancer is known to metastasise to different organs in the body, but an initial presentation of breast cancer with loin pain secondary to a metastatic renal mass is extremely rare. We report a 58-year-old woman who presented with recurrent left loin pain due to a metastatic deposit of invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. Te detection of a renal mass on computed tomography led to the assumption of a renal pelvic malignancy. Te diagnostic dilemma posed by the detection of a breast mass during staging and the usefulness of immunohistochemistry in the confrmation of diagnosis are discussed.
Authors and Affiliations
Adil Al-Jarrah| Departments of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Varna Taranikanti| Department of Human & Clinical Anatomy, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, Sukhpal Sawhney| Departments of Radiology & Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muhammad Furrukh| Departments of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Mohammad Al-Hosni| Departments of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P. A. M. Saparamadu| Departments of Pathology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, M. V. C. De Silva| Departments of Pathology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
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