Abdominal Wall Metastasis from an Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: A Case Report

복벽에 전이를 보인 침윤성소엽암: 증례 보고

  • Kim, Ha-Na (Department of Radiology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Son, Eun-Ju (Department of Radiology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Noh, Song-Mi (Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jung, Woo-Hee (Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Youk, Ji-Hyun (Department of Radiology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Chung, Jin (Department of Radiology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 김하나 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스 영상의학과) ;
  • 손은주 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스 영상의학과) ;
  • 노송미 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스 해부병리과) ;
  • 정우희 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스 해부병리과) ;
  • 육지현 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스 영상의학과) ;
  • 정진 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스 영상의학과)
  • Published : 2011.06.01

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women. Breast cancer frequently metastasizes to the bones, lungs, and liver. However, the recurrence of distant soft-tissue metastasis except to the chest wall is extremely rare. Here, we describe our experience with a patient in whom invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast with metastasis to the abdominal wall presented as subcutaneous nodules without local recurrence.

유방암은 여성들에 있어서 유병률이 가장 높은 암 중의 하나이다. 유방암은 주로 뼈, 폐 그리고 간 전이를 보이지만 흉벽을 제외하고는 연부조직으로의 전이는 매우 드물다. 우리는 국소 재발 없이 복벽 피하지방의 국소 결절 소견으로 보인 전이된 침윤성소엽암 증례를 보고하고자 한다.

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