학술논문
Use of hormone therapies in disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow associated with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Subject
*CARCINOMA
*HORMONE therapy
*BREAST cancer
*ZOLEDRONIC acid
BONE marrow cancer
*
*
*
Language
ISSN
0951-3590
Abstract
Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow (DCBM) is diffusely invasive bone metastasis resulting from solid tumors. DCBM is often associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) or hemolytic anemia. Generally, DCBM treatment includes cytotoxic chemotherapy for underlying solid tumors and management of hematological conditions if present. We report a case of DCBM accompanied with DIC in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Due to her life-threatening condition, we used hormone therapies, not cytotoxic chemotherapies, to treat her DCBM. With zoledronic acid, her DIC and general condition gradually improved and eventually she could return to her daily life. If DCBM occurs in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, hormone therapy can be one of the treatment choices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]