19 September 2024
: Case report
Pathological Complete Response with Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, and Chemotherapy Followed by Modified Radical Mastectomy in a Patient with HER2-Positive Occult Breast Cancer
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Chunchun Chen1ABCE, Jinhai Zhu1BCDE*, Chao Zhang1CDE, Lin Wang1DE, Yulong Li1BF, Mingnan Du1BEFDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943936
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943936
Figure 3. Evolution of the axillary lesions during neoadjuvant chemotherapy for a woman with hormonal receptor (HR)-negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive occult breast cancer with axillary metastases. Magnetic resonance imaging examinations were performed before neoadjuvant treatment (February 18, 2022), after the second treatment (April 20, 2022), and after the sixth treatment (July 13, 2022). The patient was treated with TCbHP (trastuzumab and pertuzumab combined with docetaxel and carboplatin). The red circles indicate the axillary lesions.






