The utility of ultrasound-guided tru-cut biopsy in the diagnosis of occult breast carcinoma presenting as ovarian malignancy with multiple metastases: A case of unknown primary
- Author:
Kareen N. Reforma
1
;
Maria Julieta V. Germar
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Carcinoma of unknown primary; Occult breast cancer; Ovarian metastases; Tru-cut biopsy; Ultrasound
- MeSH: Carcinoma
- From: Acta Medica Philippina 2023;57(11):92-96
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: This paper documents the utility of ultrasound-guided tru-cut biopsy in the diagnosis and subsequent management of a case of occult breast carcinoma presenting with multiple distant metastases in the absence of a primary breast lesion. She was initially diagnosed as primary ovarian malignancy with metastatic disease and subsequently underwent transvaginal ultrasound-guided tru-cut biopsy of the right ovarian mass. Histologic and immunohistochemical studies were consistent with a metastatic adenocarcinoma of breast origin. The patient underwent chemotherapy for primary breast carcinoma and has responded well.
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