Bilateral Breast Metastases from Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Gastric Cancer during Pregnancy: Is There a Method to Its Madness?

Epstein-Barr virus Gastric cancer Neoplasm metastasis Pregnancy Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

Journal

Journal of gastric cancer
ISSN: 2093-582X
Titre abrégé: J Gastric Cancer
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101559430

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Historique:
received: 29 05 2019
revised: 27 07 2019
accepted: 24 08 2019
entrez: 10 4 2020
pubmed: 10 4 2020
medline: 10 4 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Breast metastases of extramammary malignant neoplasms are rare, with an incidence of 0.3%-2.7% among all malignant mammary tumors. Breast metastases from gastric carcinoma are very rare (<0.1%), and this event is even rarer during pregnancy. Herein, we describe a 39-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of an Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC) that was characterized by prominent tumor infiltrating lymphocytes. Three years after undergoing radical surgery, the patient developed bilateral breast nodules during her pregnancy. A breast biopsy was performed, and histology confirmed a diagnosis of EBVaGC; tumor cells showed positivity for cytokeratin 8/18 and E-cadherin, and negativity for cytokeratin 7, cytokeratin 20, cytokeratin 5/6, caudal type homebox 2, androgen receptor, mammaglobin, gross cystic disease fluid protein-15, and estrogen and progesterone receptors. We also discuss the main diagnostic pitfalls. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an EBVaGC with lymphoid stroma that developed breast metastases during pregnancy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32269849
doi: 10.5230/jgc.2020.20.e1
pmc: PMC7105417
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

106-114

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020. Korean Gastric Cancer Association.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of Interest: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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Auteurs

Erica Quaquarini (E)

Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS ICS Maugeri SpA SB, Pavia, Italy.
Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, PhD in Experimental Medicine, Pavia, Italy.

Alessandro Vanoli (A)

Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Anatomic Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

Mara Frascaroli (M)

Translational Oncology Unit, IRCCS ICS Maugeri SpA SB, Pavia, Italy.

Alessandra Viglio (A)

Anatomic Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

Marco Lucioni (M)

Anatomic Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

Daniele Presti (D)

Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS ICS Maugeri SpA SB, Pavia, Italy.

Gessica Lobascio (G)

Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.

Andrea Pietrabissa (A)

Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Unit of General Surgery 2, University of Pavia and IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

Antonio Bernardo (A)

Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS ICS Maugeri SpA SB, Pavia, Italy.

Marco Paulli (M)

Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Anatomic Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

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