Sarcoidosis mimicking metastatic breast cancer.
Clin Breast Cancer
; 7(10): 804-10, 2007 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18021484
ABSTRACT
The clinical and radiographic aspects of sarcoidosis and malignancy might mimic one another, making the distinction between the two difficult in some cases. Although there have been many theories on the link between sarcoidosis and malignancy, the association remains unproven. An unfortunate consequence of the presence of both entities in the same patient is the risk of misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment. We describe 3 patients who presented with locally advanced breast cancer and who were found to have pulmonary findings for metastatic disease that were proven upon biopsy to be consistent with sarcoidosis.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sarcoidose
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Doenças Mamárias
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Neoplasias da Mama
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Breast Cancer
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos