A Case Report of Male Occult Breast Cancer Manifested as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

A Case Report of Male Occult Breast Cancer Manifested as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Occult breast cancer (OBC) is an asymptomatic condition. We report a case of OBC in a 72-year-old male patient who presented with severe dyspnea and upper extremity swelling. Computed tomography scan showed multiple lymph node enlargements in the supraclavicular and infraclavicular areas, and ultras...

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Main Authors: Hyein Kang, Su Min Ha, Hye Shin Ahn, Hee Sung Kim, Hee-Jun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Radiology 2018-10-01
Series:대한영상의학회지
Subjects:
axilla
breast neoplasm
lymphatic metastasis
male
occult primary neoplasm
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2018.79.4.204
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spelling doaj-4fe2932632fd45ffb4d4a2bcd6d380e92020-11-25T02:04:08ZengThe Korean Society of Radiology대한영상의학회지1738-26372288-29282018-10-01794204207https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2018.79.4.204A Case Report of Male Occult Breast Cancer Manifested as Superior Vena Cava SyndromeHyein Kang0Su Min Ha1Hye Shin Ahn2Hee Sung Kim3Hee-Jun Kim4Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Radiology and Thyroid Center, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Radiology and Thyroid Center, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Pathology, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaOccult breast cancer (OBC) is an asymptomatic condition. We report a case of OBC in a 72-year-old male patient who presented with severe dyspnea and upper extremity swelling. Computed tomography scan showed multiple lymph node enlargements in the supraclavicular and infraclavicular areas, and ultrasound scan showed multiple axillary lymph node enlargements. Based on the radiological findings, clinicians suspected lymphoma or disseminated metastasis from unknown primary malignancies. However, the axillary biopsy specimen revealed invasive breast cancer with hormonal receptor positivity.https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2018.79.4.204axillabreast neoplasmlymphatic metastasismaleoccult primary neoplasm
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Su Min Ha
Hye Shin Ahn
Hee Sung Kim
Hee-Jun Kim
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Su Min Ha
Hye Shin Ahn
Hee Sung Kim
Hee-Jun Kim
A Case Report of Male Occult Breast Cancer Manifested as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
대한영상의학회지
axilla
breast neoplasm
lymphatic metastasis
male
occult primary neoplasm
author_facet Hyein Kang
Su Min Ha
Hye Shin Ahn
Hee Sung Kim
Hee-Jun Kim
author_sort Hyein Kang
title A Case Report of Male Occult Breast Cancer Manifested as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
title_short A Case Report of Male Occult Breast Cancer Manifested as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
title_full A Case Report of Male Occult Breast Cancer Manifested as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
title_fullStr A Case Report of Male Occult Breast Cancer Manifested as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed A Case Report of Male Occult Breast Cancer Manifested as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
title_sort case report of male occult breast cancer manifested as superior vena cava syndrome
publisher The Korean Society of Radiology
series 대한영상의학회지
issn 1738-2637
2288-2928
publishDate 2018-10-01
description Occult breast cancer (OBC) is an asymptomatic condition. We report a case of OBC in a 72-year-old male patient who presented with severe dyspnea and upper extremity swelling. Computed tomography scan showed multiple lymph node enlargements in the supraclavicular and infraclavicular areas, and ultrasound scan showed multiple axillary lymph node enlargements. Based on the radiological findings, clinicians suspected lymphoma or disseminated metastasis from unknown primary malignancies. However, the axillary biopsy specimen revealed invasive breast cancer with hormonal receptor positivity.
topic axilla
breast neoplasm
lymphatic metastasis
male
occult primary neoplasm
url https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2018.79.4.204
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