World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 14, Number 3, June 2023, pages 224-229


Synchronous Bilateral Breast Cancer With Discordant Receptor Status: Treating One Patient but Two Diseases

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Right core breast biopsy (a, × 10), (b, × 20), (c, × 40) showing infiltrating tumor cells with large and atypical nuclei, a syncytial growth pattern, and a background of lymphocytes. An atypical mitotic figure is present in the center of (c). Ki67 IHC stain showing > 90% nuclear staining of tumor cells, reflecting increased proliferation (d). IHC: immunohistochemistry.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Left breast core biopsy (a, × 10), (b, × 20), (c, × 40) showing infiltrating tumor cells with large, pleomorphic nuclei, with a glandular/tubule formation and associated necrosis within the tubules. An atypical mitotic figure can be seen in (c). Ki67 IHC stain showing > 90% nuclear staining of tumor cells, reflecting increased proliferation (d). IHC: immunohistochemistry.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. PET/CT scan for staging confirming the lesions in both breasts. PET/CT: positron emission tomography/computed tomography.