Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Kiran Kattimani

Publications

• Case Report
  Occult Breast Carcinoma with Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in a Male Patient Ã?¢Ã?â?¬Ã?â?? An Evidence Based Approach
  Author(s): Vishwas D Pai, Vidhya Manohar, Kiran Kattimani, Padma Deshpande and Satish TumbalVishwas D Pai, Vidhya Manohar, Kiran Kattimani, Padma Deshpande and Satish Tumbal
  
  Occult primary breast carcinoma (OPBC) with axillary lymph node metastasis is a rare disorder accounting for 0.1% to 0.8% of all the cases of breast cancer in females. Such a presentation in males is even rarer with only isolated case reports noted in English literature. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast detects primary tumor in nearly 2/3rd patients. Role of mastectomy is considered controversial. There is no consensus on the role of adjuvant therapy owing to the rarity of these tumors. We are presenting an elderly man who presented with axillary lymph node metastasis of ductal carcinoma and was treated with surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000293

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