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Sensitive: C4 – Case Studies
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Title:

[A Case of Metastatic Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast Initially Presenting with Periorbital Swelling]

Excerpt:
The patient was 54 years old, female...Ultrasonography showed hypoechoic lesion with distortion(largest lesion>2 cm)in right breast, which was suspected to be a breast cancer. The results of breast core needle biopsy, the third time's eyelid skin biopsy and additional imaging studies confirmed T2N3M1, Stage IV right mammary invasive lobular carcinoma...Immunohistochemical studies showed ER-positive, PgR-negative, HER2-negative, and low Ki-67 expression. Endocrine therapy with letrozole was initiated, which maintained stable disease without compromising the quality of life.