Synchronous bilateral breast cancer: A first case with lobular and mucinous carcinoma

Soukaina El Amrani, MD; Zahi Hiba; Abdelmoughit Hosni, MD; Youssef Omor, PhD; Rachida Latib, PhD

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.05.004

Radiology Case Reports (Sep 2023)

Synchronous bilateral breast cancer: A first case with lobular and mucinous carcinoma

Soukaina El Amrani, MD,
Zahi Hiba,
Abdelmoughit Hosni, MD,
Youssef Omor, PhD,
Rachida Latib, PhD

Affiliations

Soukaina El Amrani, MD: Corresponding author at: Radiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, X4FH+66Q, Avenue Allal El Fassi, 60010, Rabat, Morocco.; Radiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Zahi Hiba: Radiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Abdelmoughit Hosni, MD: Radiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Youssef Omor, PhD: Radiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Rachida Latib, PhD: Radiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.05.004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 9
pp. 3218 – 3222

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This report describes a rare case of synchronous bilateral carcinoma of the breast in a postmenopausal female patient, with mucinous carcinoma measuring 5 cm in the left breast and multifocal multicentric lobular carcinoma in the right breast. The patient underwent a bilateral mastectomy with adjuvant chemotherapy.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of mucinous carcinoma and infiltrating lobular carcinoma coexisting in distinct breasts.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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