Occult Breast Cancer

Authors

  • Aslihan Kul Medical Student, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
  • Ahmet Aydin Taşgın Medical Student, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
  • Tuce Soylemez Department of Pathology, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
  • Begumhan Baysal Department of Radiology, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
  • Hakan Baysal Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
  • Orhan Alimoglu Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v2i4.64

Keywords:

occult, breast, cancer, general surgery

Abstract

Today breast cancer is the most common cancer type in women, in both developed and developing countries. However, occult breast cancer is a highly rare type in all breast cancers. For the first time in history to know, Halsted defined the term “occult breast cancer” with 2 cases of his’ in the journal, Annals of Surgery. We have 2 similar cases who were 52 and 61-years-old patients and presented our clinic with left axillary swelling and pain. On physical examination and with imaging techniques there wasn’t any primary lesion found. Examination of lymph nodes’ biopsy material was compatible with breast cancer metastasis for both of the patients and they were diagnosed with occult breast cancer. They underwent a modified radical mastectomy surgery and axillary curettage. Histopathologic examination of the excised breast material revealed T1 invasive breast cancer.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 02 No. 04 October’18. Page : 239-243

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Published

2018-08-29

How to Cite

Kul, A., Taşgın, A. A., Soylemez, T., Baysal, B., Baysal, H., & Alimoglu, O. (2018). Occult Breast Cancer. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 2(4), 239–243. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v2i4.64

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Case Report

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