A rare case of lung metastasis from a malignant adenomyoepithelioma of the breast: histological features and therapeutic implications

Fausto Maffini; Giuseppe Renne; Rocco Olivadese; Piergiorgio Solli; Marzia Locatelli; Giancarlo Pruneri; Massimo Barberis; Giuseppe Viale

doi:10.3332/ecancer.2013.372

A rare case of lung metastasis from a malignant adenomyoepithelioma of the breast: histological features and therapeutic implications

Ecancermedicalscience. 2013 Nov 12:7:372. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2013.372. eCollection 2013.

Authors

Fausto Maffini¹, Giuseppe Renne, Rocco Olivadese, Piergiorgio Solli, Marzia Locatelli, Giancarlo Pruneri, Massimo Barberis, Giuseppe Viale

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy.

Abstract

We present a rare case of lung metastasis from a malignant adenomyoepithelioma of the breast. A 44-year-old woman was surgically treated in 2008 for a malignant adenomyoepithelioma of the breast. Shortly after, two lung nodules were detected through a CT scan, and a diagnosis of malignant adenomyoepithelioma was rendered.

Keywords: breast carcinoma; lung metastasis; malignant adenomyoepithelioma.

Publication types

Case Reports