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Jain AL, Mullins J, Smith JR, Valasareddy P, Miller E, Chaudhry A, Ryder J, Hare F, Ranganath H, Berry M, Robins D, Schwartzberg L, Vidal GA. Unusual recurrent metastasizing benign breast papilloma: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2020; 14:33. [PMID: 32070435 PMCID: PMC7029571 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-020-2354-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Papillary breast lesions may be benign, atypical, and malignant lesions. Pathological and clinical differentiation of breast papillomas can be a challenge. Unlike malignant lesions, benign breast papillomas are not classically associated with lymph node and distant metastasis. We report a unique case of a recurrent, benign breast papilloma presenting as an aggressive malignant tumor. CASE PRESENTATION Our patient was a 56-year-old postmenopausal African American woman who was followed in the breast clinic with a long history of multiple breast papillomas. She underwent multiple resections over the course of 7-9 years. After being lost to follow-up for 2 years, she once again presented with a slowly enlarging left breast mass. Subsequent imaging revealed a predominantly cystic mass in the left breast, as well as a suspicious hypermetabolic internal mammary node and a hypermetabolic nodule in the pretracheal space. Biopsy of the internal mammary node demonstrated papillary neoplasm with benign morphology and immunostains positive for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2/Neu. Due to the clinical picture concerning for malignancy, the patient was then started on endocrine therapy with palbociclib and letrozole before surgery. She then underwent simple mastectomy and sentinel lymph node dissection with negative nodes and pathology once again revealing benign papillary neoplasm. She underwent adjuvant chest wall radiation for 6 weeks and received letrozole following completion of her radiation therapy. She was without evidence of disease 30 months after surgery. CONCLUSIONS We present an unusual case of multiple recurrent peripheral papillomas with entirely benign histologic features exhibiting malignant behavior over a protracted period of many years, with an invasion of pectoralis musculature and possibly internal mammary and mediastinal nodes. Her treatment course included multiple surgeries (ultimately mastectomy), radiation therapy, and endocrine therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amit L. Jain
- Internal Medicine Division, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Avenue, H314, Memphis, TN 38163 USA
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- Division of Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN USA
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- Internal Medicine Division, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Avenue, H314, Memphis, TN 38163 USA
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- Division of Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN USA
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- Division of Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN USA
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- Internal Medicine Division, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Avenue, H314, Memphis, TN 38163 USA
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- West Cancer Center and Research Institute, Memphis, TN USA
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- Division of Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN USA
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- Division of Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN USA
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- West Cancer Center and Research Institute, Memphis, TN USA
| | - David Robins
- West Cancer Center and Research Institute, Memphis, TN USA
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- Division of Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN USA
- West Cancer Center and Research Institute, Memphis, TN USA
| | - Gregory A. Vidal
- Division of Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN USA
- West Cancer Center and Research Institute, Memphis, TN USA
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