Metastatic breast cancer to the adductor magnus: A case report and literature overview

Article type: Case Report

Authors: Bradley Jackson, D.^a | Hamdan, Joehar^{b; †;} | Saleh, Rania^b

Affiliations: [a] Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, USA | [b] University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Dr. Joehar Hamdan, DO, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. Tel.: +815 464 5440; Fax: +815 936 5405; E-mail: joehar.hamdan@gmail.com

Note: [†] Present Address: 23120 South La Grange Road, Frankfort, IL 60423, USA.

Abstract: Metastatic breast cancer is commonly found in the pectoralis major and minor muscles, ribs, spine, pelvis, long bones of the extremities, liver, lung, and the brain. It is unusual to see breast cancer metastases to distal skeletal muscle. We report a case of a patient with a history of stage IIA infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the right breast presenting with a metastatic lesion in the right adductor magnus. She was treated four years prior to the onset of the metastases with a modified radical mastectomy but refused postoperative chemotherapy or adjunctive radiation.

Keywords: Breast cancer, muscle, metastasis

DOI: 10.3233/BD-180376

Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 35-38, 2019