a 75-year-old woman presented with six months history of progressing lagophthalmos and immobility of the left eye. magnetic resonance imaging (mri) of the orbit demonstrated infiltration of orbital fat and the extra-ocular muscles. we performed transverse blepharotomy of the left eyelid to correct lagophthalmos; and during surgery, we took a biopsy sample from levator muscle and orbital fat. af...

Background and Objective: Male breast carcinoma (MBC) is an unusual form of neoplasia, representing 0.7 to 1 percent of all breast cancer cases. Usually, the carcinoma affects patients after the sixth decade. The aim of this study was to evaluate the status of estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER and PR) and prognostic factors (p53 and Her-2/neu) in a series of male patients with breast canc...

background and objective: male breast carcinoma (mbc) is an unusual form of neoplasia, representing 0.7 to 1 percent of all breast cancer cases. usually, the carcinoma affects patients after the sixth decade. the aim of this study was to evaluate the status of estrogen and progesterone receptors (er and pr) and prognostic factors (p53 and her-2/neu) in a series of male patients with breast canc...

BACKGROUND The association between dermatomyositis and breast carcinoma has not been fully evaluated yet. The aim of the study was to clarify characteristics of the association between these two diseases. METHODS The medical records of 128 patients with dermatomyositis or polymyositis from 1990 to 1998 were retrospectively reviewed. Eight patients (6.3%) were identified with dermatomyositis w...

Secretory Breast Carcinoma (SBC) is a rare and distinct type of breast cancer which accounts for less than 0.2% all cancers. The modern imager should be aware this entity as it can sometimes masquerade abscess in the present case

INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer diagnosed within 10 years of parturition is named postpartum breast which a highly metastatic tumor with poor prognosis. CASE REPORT: A 31-year-old female presented fever and painful mass in the left breast. She had undergone C-section 6 months ago her second child. biopsy was performed showed estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone human epidermal growth factor rec...

Breast metastasis of ovarian carcinoma is rare. To date, only 39 cases have been reported in the English-language  literature  so  far.  We  are  herewith  reporting  a  primary  ovarian  papillary  serous  cyst adenocarcinoma metastasing to breast and epsilateral supraclavicular node in a 58 year old female as the first case in our centre, located at North-East India.  The purpose of reporting...

Introduction: The gastrin releasing peptide (GRP) receptor is over expressed in a variety of common human tumors. Radiolabeled bombesin analogues have exhibited high binding affinity for these receptors. The aim of this study was to assess the value of a new 99mTc-bombesin analog in the differentiation of malignant from benign breast tumors. Methods: 99mTc-bombesin scans ...

Background: Medullary breast carcinoma (MBC) is a unique histological subtype of breast cancer. The present study aimed to evaluate the classic and non-classic characteristics of MBC and its differences with IDC. The present review study incorporates 22 years of practical experience from a breast disease research center-based series of cases.Methods: Retrospectively, the medical records of 3,24...