Primary breast sarcoma in a middle age lady: a rare presentation

Sarcoma is an aggressive, malignant condition of a breast. It is a rare condition, which makes it difficult to diagnose at clinicopathological study. We are reporting a case of a primary breast sarcoma in a 54-year-old menopausal lady that came with painless fast growing right breast lump within 6 m...

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Main Authors: Mashudan, Adzwani, Tang, X. J., Wan Salleh, Wan Muhamad Salahudin, Harun, Norra, K. A., Aina
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spelling iium-761472020-01-31T07:46:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76147/ Primary breast sarcoma in a middle age lady: a rare presentation Mashudan, Adzwani Tang, X. J. Wan Salleh, Wan Muhamad Salahudin Harun, Norra K. A., Aina R Medicine (General) RD Surgery Sarcoma is an aggressive, malignant condition of a breast. It is a rare condition, which makes it difficult to diagnose at clinicopathological study. We are reporting a case of a primary breast sarcoma in a 54-year-old menopausal lady that came with painless fast growing right breast lump within 6 months of duration. Clinically, there was a huge mobile painless right breast lump without discoloration of skin noted. Both axilla and supraclavicular lymph node were not palpable. A mammogram showed large lobulated dense mass 8.3cm x 10.0cm in size occupying right upper outer quadrant correspond to BIRADS 4 lesion. A trucut biopsy reported as a papillary lesion. Repeated trucut biopsy reported as mesenchymal lesion with smooth muscle differentiation. With this histopathology report, she was diagnosed with mesenchymal tumor of right breast. She underwent an uneventful mastectomy. Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen reported as tumor with mesenchymal differentiation which requiring further confirmation by breast-endocrine pathologist as primary breast sarcoma. She was subjected to post op radiotherapy to the chest wall followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. © 2018 International Islamic University Malaysia. Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76147/1/76147_Primary%20breast%20sarcoma%20in%20a%20middle%20age%20lady.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76147/2/76147_Primary%20breast%20sarcoma%20in%20a%20middle%20age%20lady_SCOPUS.pdf Mashudan, Adzwani and Tang, X. J. and Wan Salleh, Wan Muhamad Salahudin and Harun, Norra and K. A., Aina (2019) Primary breast sarcoma in a middle age lady: a rare presentation. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 18. p. 24. ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_18_supp/Final-Supplement-ECSS-2018-PDF-24.pdf
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Mashudan, Adzwani
Tang, X. J.
Wan Salleh, Wan Muhamad Salahudin
Harun, Norra
K. A., Aina
Primary breast sarcoma in a middle age lady: a rare presentation
description Sarcoma is an aggressive, malignant condition of a breast. It is a rare condition, which makes it difficult to diagnose at clinicopathological study. We are reporting a case of a primary breast sarcoma in a 54-year-old menopausal lady that came with painless fast growing right breast lump within 6 months of duration. Clinically, there was a huge mobile painless right breast lump without discoloration of skin noted. Both axilla and supraclavicular lymph node were not palpable. A mammogram showed large lobulated dense mass 8.3cm x 10.0cm in size occupying right upper outer quadrant correspond to BIRADS 4 lesion. A trucut biopsy reported as a papillary lesion. Repeated trucut biopsy reported as mesenchymal lesion with smooth muscle differentiation. With this histopathology report, she was diagnosed with mesenchymal tumor of right breast. She underwent an uneventful mastectomy. Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen reported as tumor with mesenchymal differentiation which requiring further confirmation by breast-endocrine pathologist as primary breast sarcoma. She was subjected to post op radiotherapy to the chest wall followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. © 2018 International Islamic University Malaysia.
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author Mashudan, Adzwani
Tang, X. J.
Wan Salleh, Wan Muhamad Salahudin
Harun, Norra
K. A., Aina
author_facet Mashudan, Adzwani
Tang, X. J.
Wan Salleh, Wan Muhamad Salahudin
Harun, Norra
K. A., Aina
author_sort Mashudan, Adzwani
title Primary breast sarcoma in a middle age lady: a rare presentation
title_short Primary breast sarcoma in a middle age lady: a rare presentation
title_full Primary breast sarcoma in a middle age lady: a rare presentation
title_fullStr Primary breast sarcoma in a middle age lady: a rare presentation
title_full_unstemmed Primary breast sarcoma in a middle age lady: a rare presentation
title_sort primary breast sarcoma in a middle age lady: a rare presentation
publisher Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/76147/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/76147/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/76147/1/76147_Primary%20breast%20sarcoma%20in%20a%20middle%20age%20lady.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/76147/2/76147_Primary%20breast%20sarcoma%20in%20a%20middle%20age%20lady_SCOPUS.pdf
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