The Utility of Ultrasound-guided Tru-cut Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Ovarian Malignancy with Multiple Metastases: A Case of Unknown Primary

Authors

  • Kareen N. Reforma, MD Division of Ultrasound, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1492-5245
  • Maria Julieta V. Germar, MD Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.5128

Keywords:

carcinoma of unknown primary, occult breast cancer, ovarian metastases, tru-cut biopsy, ultrasound

Abstract

This paper documents the utility of ultrasound-guided tru-cut biopsy in the diagnosis and subsequent management of a case of occult breast carcinoma presenting with multiple distant metastases in the absence of a primary breast lesion. She was initially diagnosed as primary ovarian malignancy with metastatic disease and subsequently underwent transvaginal ultrasound-guided tru-cut biopsy of the right ovarian mass. Histologic and immunohistochemical studies were consistent with a metastatic adenocarcinoma of breast origin. The patient underwent chemotherapy for primary breast carcinoma and has responded well.

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2023-11-24

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The Utility of Ultrasound-guided Tru-cut Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Ovarian Malignancy with Multiple Metastases: A Case of Unknown Primary. Acta Med Philipp [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 24 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];57(11). Available from: https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/5128

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