01 September 2011

Secondary metastasis (Ca breast)

Age: 59 years
Gender: Female
Site: Anterior trunk
Duration: 1 year
History: Two years after mastectomy for Ca breast, this woman presented with asymptomatic, red, hard plaques and nodules involved most of the anterior trunk of one year duration (post-mastectomy). Skin biopsy disclosed secondary metastasis due to Ca breast. Axillary lymph nodes were positive and both lungs and liver were also involved by secondary metastasis.