A Case of Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastastized to the Contralateral Breast.

Park, Sung Chul; Kim, Seung Young; Lee, Sung Yong; Kim, Je Hyeong; Lee, Sang Yeub; Shin, Cheol; Shim, Jae Jeong; In, Kwang Ho; Kang, Kyung Ho; Yoo, Se Hwa

doi:2004.56.1.91

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 56(1); 2004 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004;56(1):91-96.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.56.1.91 Published online January 1, 2004.

A Case of Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastastized to the Contralateral Breast.

Sung Chul Park, Seung Young Kim, Sung Yong Lee, Je Hyeong Kim, Sang Yeub Lee, Cheol Shin, Jae Jeong Shim, Kwang Ho In, Kyung Ho Kang, Se Hwa Yoo

Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yoosh47@unitel.co.kr

Abstract

Primary lung cancer frequently metastasizes to distant organs. But breast is a very rare site of metastasis. So, accurate diagnosis is essential to rule out primary breast cancer. A 62-year old woman who had complained of cough was diagnosed as small cell lung carcinoma of the right lower lobe. She had a 2.5cm sized lobular mass in left upper mid portion of breast. Sonoguided breast biopsy revealed small cell carcinoma consistent with metastatis from primary lung cancer. She also had bone metastses to the scapula and the vertebrae. We report the case of metastatic breast cancer from small cell lung carcinoma.

Key Words: Small Cell Lung Cancer, Contralateral Breast Metastasis