Breast, Metastatic breast cancer, WT1 Stain

Details
Disease Category
Gender
Age
79 years
Organ System/Discipline
Diagnosis
Metastatic breast cancer
Clinical History

Ascites and peritoneal carcinomatosis. Elevated CA-125. Indeterminate ovarian lesion on imaging.

Case Discussion

This patient presented with a clinical history suspicious for an ovarian malignancy, and within the patient's chart, it was stated that she had a 'recent diagnosis of advanced ovarian cancer'. Of note, the patient has a history of a T1bN0 grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma and lobular carcinoma in situ two years prior to her current presentation.

Cytology (at an outside hospital) of her paracentesis fluid showed the following immunohistochemistry profile:

Positive for CK7, PAX8 (moderate), and WT1 (moderate).
Negative for S100, CD45, CD20, CD3, CDX2, TTF1.

Image Contributors
Pun, C., Conner, J.

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Pun, C., Conner, J. Breast, Metastatic breast cancer, WT1 Stain. Digital Laboratory Medicine Library, Dept of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto. Published . Accessed December 17, 2025. https://dev.dlml.cflabs.ca/image/breast-metastatic-breast-cancer-wt1-stain-lmp73499