Case Blog - (2016) Volume 4, Issue 4
Francesco Recchia*
Ospedale Civile di Avezzano, Unità operativa di Oncologia, Italy
*Corresponding Author:
Francesco Recchia
Ospedale Civile di Avezzano
Unità operativa di Oncologia, Italy
Tel: +39 863 52119
E-mail: frecchia1946@libero.it
Received Date:December 12 2016; Accepted Date:December 15 2016; Published Date:December 19 2016
Citation: Recchia F. Premenopausal Patient with a Large (7 cm) Breast Cancer. Arch Can Res. 2016, 4:4. doi: 10.21767/2254-6081.1000119
37 years old pre-menopausal patient with a large (7 cm) breast cancer (fnab: ER-, PGR-, KI 67, 70%, Cerb-2).
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37 years old pre-menopausal patient with a large (7 cm) breast cancer (fnab: ER-, PGR-, KI 67, 70%, Cerb-2) (Figures 1 and 2).
Figure 1: Patient before chemotherapy.
Figure 2: Patient after 2 cycles of chemotherapy.
A) Photograph taken 1-10-2008.
B) LH-RH analogue every 4 weeks followed by 3 courses of dose-dense chemotherapy every two weeks with G-CSF (CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 900 MG, MYOCET 70 MG, DOCETAXEL 120 MG).
C) Photograph taken 17-11-2008.
d) 03-12-2008: Quadrantectomy. Pathological complete response.
e) Patient is disease-free after having received 3 more courses of (CMF with radiation therapy) and 8 years of followup.
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