Open AccessBilateral Breast Cancer - A Case Report
Author(s) -
Md. Yeaqub Ali,
Sk Golam Mostafa,
M. Baki,
Kazi Manzur Kader,
Ahsan Shamin,
Qamruzzaman Chowdhury
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medicine today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8714
pISSN - 1810-1828
DOI - 10.3329/medtoday.v21i2.12549
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , cancer , oncology
We Present a case of a 40 year old female who presented with a short history of synchronous, bilateral breast humps, core biopsies of both lesions revealed duct cell carcinoma in both breasts. The recognized aggressive course and rapid progression of bilateral synchronous tumors was apparent in our patient. This case illustrates the importance of screening for metastatic disease in patients presenting with bilateral breast lumps