[A case of advanced breast cancer with meningeal carcinomas and orbital metastasis successfully treated with multi-disciplinary therapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2006 Nov;33(12):1913-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of advanced breast cancer with meningeal metastasis and orbital metastasis (T4bN3cM1, Stage IV) achieving a significant improvement in QOL by multi-disciplinary therapy. The patient was a 51-year-old woman who had headaches and an ulcerative breast lump with meningeal metastasis and orbital metastasis. A core needle biopsy for breast tumor led to a diagnosis of an invasive ductal carcinoma positive for HER2/neu protein expression. She received 9 cycles of weekly trastuzumab and radiation therapy for meningeal metastasis and orbital metastasis. Although the size of breast tumor, orbital metastasis lesion, and meningeal metastasis lesion exhibited no change, clinical symptoms were improved. One year later, she received paclitaxel so that the sensitivity of HER2/neu dropped. However, the tumor markers relapsed and we then changed paclitaxel to TS-1. Eighteen-months later, she had no neurological symptoms. Multi disciplinary therapy can improve patient's QOL and the clinical outcomes in Stage IV advanced breast cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal / therapy*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Middle Aged
  • Orbital Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Orbital Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Orbital Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Paclitaxel / therapeutic use
  • Quality of Life
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use
  • Trastuzumab

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Tegafur
  • Trastuzumab
  • Paclitaxel