Sharon Rosenbaum-Smith, MD

A 55-year-old woman with history of hypertension presented to her gynecologist with a chief complaint of nipple retraction.

The patient is a 65-year-old woman who presented to our institution with a biopsy-proven left breast cancer metastatic to the left axillary lymph node. Patient states that she first felt the left breast mass 5 months prior, and noted increase in its size. She denies any other palpable mass in the breast, no nipple discharge, or any other symptoms. Patient has sarcoidosis hypothyroidism, and a history of bilateral breast reductions. Her family history is pertinent for a sister who had breast cancer at the age of 49 years and a maternal aunt who also had breast cancer at the age of 42 years.

A 63-year-old woman without significant personal past medical history presented to her primary physician with a one-month complaint of palpable right breast mass. The patient was referred to a breast surgeon for evaluation and underwent imaging studies that showed a 4 cm × 3 cm mass in the right upper outer quadrant. Core biopsy of the mass was performed and pathology revealed an invasive lobular carcinoma, classical type.