Breast metastasis from low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma after a 17-year period

Metastases to the breast are rare with an incidence of 0.5-3% of patients with extramammary carcinomas. We report a unique case of an endometrial stromal sarcoma metastasizing to the breast after a 17-year-period. Mammographic and ultrasonographic findings with histopathological correlation are desc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European radiology 2002-12, Vol.12 (12), p.3023-3025
Hauptverfasser:	Günhan-Bilgen, Isil, Memis, Aysenur, Ustün, Esin Emin, Ozdemir, Necmettin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Breast Neoplasms - secondary Disease Progression Endometrial Neoplasms - diagnosis Endometrial Neoplasms - pathology Female Humans Mammography Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging Sarcoma, Endometrial Stromal - diagnosis Sarcoma, Endometrial Stromal - pathology Ultrasonography, Mammary
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Zusammenfassung:	Metastases to the breast are rare with an incidence of 0.5-3% of patients with extramammary carcinomas. We report a unique case of an endometrial stromal sarcoma metastasizing to the breast after a 17-year-period. Mammographic and ultrasonographic findings with histopathological correlation are described.
ISSN:	0938-7994 1432-1084
DOI:	10.1007/s00330-001-1294-x