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A 94 year old male stage IV breast cancer patient showing complete remission under tamoxifen treatment after operation
Author(s) -
Tateishi Masahiro,
Toda Tomohiro,
Minamisono Yoshikazu,
Nagasaki Susumu,
Sugimachi Keizo
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930510118
Subject(s) - medicine , tamoxifen , breast cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , complete remission , oncology , male breast cancer , gynecology , surgery , cancer , chemotherapy , paleontology , biology
A 94 year old man with an invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast (T4N2M1, stage IV), underwent a modified radical mastectomy to improve his quality of life. The estrogen receptor status of both the breast tumor and the metastatic axillar lymph nodes was high. Immunohis‐tochemical staining for epidermal growth factor, epidermal growth factor receptor, or c‐erbB‐2 protein was negative. The patient received only tamoxifen continuously for 3 months, and later apparently showed a complete remission. Therefore, in advanced male breast cancer with a high estrogen receptor status, operation in conjunction with hormone therapy may lead to a favorable result in some cases. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.