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- Title
Concurrent Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Manifesting as a Collision Tumor in Breast.
- Authors
Cheung, Kevin J.; Tam, Wayne; Chuang, Ellen; Osborne, Michael P.
- Abstract
Collision tumors are rare clinical entities in which two histologically distinct tumor types show involvement in the same site. The occurrence of these tumors in the breast is extremely rare. Here, we present a case of a patient with both invasive ductal carcinoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the breast. Wide excision with sentinel lymph node biopsy revealed palpably abnormal lymph nodes negative for breast carcinoma on frozen section. Histopathological examination of these lymph nodes showed extensive involvement by lymphoma and review of the breast specimen demonstrated the same lymphoma at the periphery of the ductal carcinoma. We review the literature and discuss possible etiologies for the dual presentation of both cancers.
- Subjects
LYMPHOCYTIC leukemia; CANCER patients; CHRONIC diseases; CHRONIC lymphocytic leukemia; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE disorders; LYMPH nodes
- Publication
Breast Journal, 2007, Vol 13, Issue 4, p413
- ISSN
1075-122X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1524-4741.2007.00451.x