Pectoralis major muscle sarcoma masquerading breast lesion: A rare case report with review of literature

Radiology Case Reports

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Anamika Kumar¹  Pranjali Joshi¹  Satish Chaitanya K¹  Bhagyashree Singh¹  Ananya Deori¹  Prateek Sharda¹  Bina Ravi¹  Anjum Syed¹ 

[1] Integrated Breast Care Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

关键词: Pectoralis major muscle;    Soft tissue sarcoma;    Breast lesion;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.radcr.2022.12.042

学科分类：生物化学工程

来源: University of Washington * Department of Radiology

【 摘 要 】

Pectoralis major muscle sarcomas are extremely rare and can mimic breast lesion clinically. We report a case of poorly differentiated sarcoma of the pectoralis major muscle in a 63-year-old woman of south east Asian ethnicity presenting with a progressively increasing right breast lump. Mammography, ultrasonography (US), contrast-enhanced computed tomography, and biopsy were done to make the final diagnosis. Complete surgical excision was planned but deferred due to pulmonary metastasis, and the patient was treated with palliative chemotherapy. Clinical examination may be confusing but radiological and pathological investigations provide detailed information about the location and the extent of the disease and a definitive tissue diagnosis can only be made on histopathology which will be helpful in preoperative planning and further treatment of the patient.

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