Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast as third malignancy in one patient

Am J Med Sci. 2008 Nov;336(5):434-6. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31815fa544.

Abstract

We report a case of primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast as third metachronous neoplasm in the same patient. Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast occurred about 2 years after endometrial cancer and 1 year after bladder cancer. The patient underwent quadrantectomy with level I-II axillary lymph nodes dissection plus rituximab-cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone chemotherapy. Patient's health status gradually got worse and 11 months after surgery the patient died.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology