Primary lymphosarcoma of the breast. A review of 14 cases

Abstract

K I \ I A R I 1.1 AIIWOSAKCO\ZR 0 1 i l i c bicast is ;I P ic.l;itivt~ly r'ire disease. '1 rexiew o f the lit-c~-:itui ca showed 44 p t i c n t s reported with this condition.'. 2 I(;, 18 1 ~. 21-24 In some, the clini-( a1 ;ind p;ithologiciil data were incornplcLe, and lollou--up observations were olten of short dur-. i t i o i i . Hence, i t seemed of value to present h i s sci ies ol 1-1 patients. Ikiweeii tlic years 1930 to 1955, approxii i ~i t c l ~ 8,000 pitierits with operable breast c , i n c c i wcre treated in hiemorial Hospital for (:;iiiccr i l l i d Allictl lXseases, New York, N.Y. 0 1 1 1 , 1 1 p;itients were considered to have prii n i l l y 1)m~)lios~ircomi~ of the breast. Four of thesc liave been previously reported I>y Adair m d EIerninnti.f Our study excluded patients 11-it11 only axillary lyinphosarcoma and those i t 110 Iiatl Iyiphosarwnia outside the breast antl a\illaiy icgiori belore treatment, a t the time 01 trcatnicmt 01 thc breast lesion, or within 1 Spccinic.nr obtained froni all patients re-~) o r t c d lie1 c' 1i;ici histologic al proof 01 I yrnplio-M I ( x ) n i ; i wi thin thc ni;irnni:iry gland. Oiie ixiliciit is itic Iiidcd who w a s initially tre;itetl clsc~vlic.re, h i t sc~tions Iroiii tlie turnor were A \ 6iilLil)lc lot icvie\v. nion t 11 t t l e t d t e r .