Diagnosis Error: Carcinoma or Primary Breast Lymphoma? A Case Report and Literature Review

Hinde El Fatemi, Ihsane Souaf, Soufia El Jayi, Kaoutar Moumna, My Abdelilah Melhouf, Nadia Sqali, Afaf Amarti

Department of Gynecology, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Department of Pathology, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Department of Radiology, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/abcr.2013.21003                

Abstract

Introduction: Breast involvement by non-Hodgkin lymphoma is particularly rare in women. We describe the case of a patient with a rapidly growing, nodule in the right breast. On ultrasonography, the nodule was suspicious for breast carcinoma. Case presentation: A breast biopsy from a 73-year-old Moroccan women answered invasive ductal carcinoma grade 3 from Elston and Ellis. Patey was performed. Microscopic examination showed lymphoid proliferation confirmed on immunohistochemical analysis. Our patient was treated with chemotherapy. Conclusions: The rarity of breast lymphomas, and the problems related to the diagnosis and therapeutic choices with these tumors require molecular techniques in association with classical histological diagnosis.

Keywords

Breast Cancer; Breast Primary Lymphoma; Immunohistochemistrey; Diagnosis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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