Unusual presentation of a small cell lung cancer with bilateral breast metastases: Case report and a brief review of the literature

Mark Bannon; Creticus Marak; Adrita Ashraf; Chelsea Smith; Matthew Nunley; Achuta Kumar Guddati; Prashant Kaushik

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101693

Unusual presentation of a small cell lung cancer with bilateral breast metastases: Case report and a brief review of the literature

Respir Med Case Rep. 2022 Jun 27:38:101693. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101693. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Mark Bannon¹, Creticus Marak², Adrita Ashraf¹, Chelsea Smith¹, Matthew Nunley¹, Achuta Kumar Guddati³, Prashant Kaushik⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, House Staff, Northeastern Health System, Tahlequah, OK, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Northeastern Health System, Tahlequah, OK, USA.
³ Division of Hematology/Oncology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Rheumatology, Northeastern Health System, Tahlequah, OK, USA.

Abstract

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a smoker's disease and occurs almost exclusively in smokers. SCLC is a high-grade neuroendocrine tumor and commonly presents as a central tumor with bulky mediastinal adenopathy. It is notorious for causing widespread disease and paraneoplastic syndromes. The usual sites of metastasis include the liver, brain, bone, and adrenals. SCLC presenting with breast metastasis is unusual; however, there are reports of unilateral and bilateral breast metastases. SCLC with bilateral breast metastases is extremely rare, with only five previously reported cases available in the literature. We are taking this opportunity to report and add to the growing literature on the unusual presentation of a small cell lung cancer with bilateral breast metastases.

Publication types

Case Reports