A Solitary Neck Nodule as Late Evidence of Recurrent Lobular Breast Carcinoma

Abstract

Recurrent lobular breast carcinoma manifesting as a cutaneous neck nodule in a woman, 14 years after successful chemotherapy, illustrates the importance of following at-risk patients with a high level of clinical suspicion. This case emphasizes the value of combining clinical findings with appropriate histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis when evaluating a cutaneous lesion in such a patient.

Keywords

• Breast cancer
• Lobular breast carcinoma
• Cutaneous metastasis
• Immunohistochemical techniques for diagnosis of breast carcinoma