Hodgkin Lymphoma Mimicking Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma: A Rare Case with Diagnostic Challenge and Novel Treatment
Joint Authors
Befani, M.
Thodou, Eleni
Triantafyllidis, George
Choreftaki, Theodosia
Kanellis, George
Giannakoulas, Nikolaos
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-12-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Extranodal Hodgkin lymphoma involving the breast is infrequent.
Most cases reported in the literature were diagnosed by histology after lumpectomy.
We present a Hodgkin lymphoma mimicking inflammatory breast carcinoma in a 57-year-old woman.
The diagnosis was performed by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the breast lesion and the axillary lymph nodes with rapid on-site evaluation followed by immunocytochemistry, and it was confirmed by histology.
The patient after first-line chemotherapy developed relapse/refractory disease.
Salvage chemotherapy regimens were applied with poor results and severe toxicity.
Total remission was achieved with monotherapy of brentuximab vedotin, a novel anti-CD30-targeted antibody drug conjugate.
This is a unique case of breast HL with misleading clinical presentation initially diagnosed by cytology.
FNA as a minimally invasive diagnostic tool was crucial in avoiding unnecessary breast surgery and further delay of chemotherapy.
It is also the first report highlighting the importance of this novel immunotherapy in the management of refractory Hodgkin lymphoma with breast involvement.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Thodou, Eleni& Befani, M.& Triantafyllidis, George& Choreftaki, Theodosia& Kanellis, George& Giannakoulas, Nikolaos. 2019. Hodgkin Lymphoma Mimicking Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma: A Rare Case with Diagnostic Challenge and Novel Treatment. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Thodou, Eleni…[et al.]. Hodgkin Lymphoma Mimicking Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma: A Rare Case with Diagnostic Challenge and Novel Treatment. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Thodou, Eleni& Befani, M.& Triantafyllidis, George& Choreftaki, Theodosia& Kanellis, George& Giannakoulas, Nikolaos. Hodgkin Lymphoma Mimicking Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma: A Rare Case with Diagnostic Challenge and Novel Treatment. Case Reports in Hematology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136747
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1136747