Omental infarction mimics cancer recurrence after surgery for early gastric cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

At 12 months after gastric surgery, follow-up imaging showed the postoperative omental lesion had decreased without treatment, supporting resolving omental infarction rather than peritoneal cancer spread.

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Omental infarction causes abdominal pain after laparoscopic-assisted gastric-cancer surgery

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

Five months after the postoperative omental infarction, follow-up imaging showed the lesion had almost resolved and PET imaging showed no abnormal uptake.

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Sigmoid colon cancer with later inguinal lymph-node metastasis: surgery, FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, and cetuximab

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: CEA was elevated at diagnosis and recurrence. Metastatic lymph node was CK20 positive/CK7 negative; EGFR mutation status not reported.

Metastatic Site: left inguinal lymph node

Apparently disease-free 8 months after surgical removal of the left inguinal lymph-node metastasis followed by FOLFIRI plus cetuximab.

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Right breast ductal carcinoma with unusual sentinel-node drainage treated with lumpectomy and adjuvant therapy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 40s

After lumpectomy, negative sentinel lymph node evaluation across 3 drainage territories, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and hormone therapy, she remained free of disease 2 years and 6 months after surgery.

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Stage IA bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: complete resection with thoracoscopic segmentectomy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s | Stage I

Biomarkers: No molecular biomarkers reported; serum cancer antigens were within normal range

As of September 2011, Stage IA bronchioloalveolar carcinoma was completely resected by thoracoscopic segmentectomy with node dissection, a 15 mm tumor-free margin, and uncomplicated discharge on postoperative day 5.

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Lobular breast cancer with extraocular muscle and lung metastases: ocular improvement after radiotherapy and tamoxifen

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Original breast cancer: ER-negative; PR-negative. Extraocular muscle metastasis/recurrent disease: ER strongly positive; PR strongly positive.

Metastatic Site: bilateral extraocular muscles, right upper lobe lung,…

At 18 months after presentation with extraocular muscle metastases, PET showed no abnormality, diplopia had resolved, and ocular motility had markedly improved, with mild bilateral ptosis remaining.

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Triple-negative glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma of the breast: chemotherapy, mastectomy, and radiation

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 50s | Stage III

Biomarkers: Triple-negative breast cancer with glycogen-rich clear cell features; pathology stains supported breast carcinoma.

Asymptomatic and disease-free 14 months after surgery, additional chemotherapy, and 50 Gy radiotherapy for T4N0M0 triple-negative glycogen-rich clear cell breast carcinoma.

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Male invasive papillary breast cancer: mastectomy and tamoxifen with 2-year well status

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+ | Stage I

Biomarkers: ER-positive; HER2 not over-amplified

Recovered after mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy, received adjuvant tamoxifen, and remained well 2 years after surgery.

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Male invasive ductal breast cancer treated with mastectomy and tamoxifen

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

Biomarkers: ER-positive

Treated with mastectomy, negative sentinel lymph node biopsy, and adjuvant tamoxifen; remained well 4 years after surgery.

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Cutaneous granular cell tumor of the breast: no recurrence after complete excision

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 70+

Biomarkers: and CD68; ER/PR negative; low Ki-67.

As of August 2010, the cutaneous granular cell tumor had been completely excised, with no evidence of recurrence in the left breast after 4 years of follow-up.

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ER-positive breast cancer recurrence after DCIS: chemotherapy, nodal surgery, radiation, and endocrine therapy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 40s

Biomarkers: Recurrent invasive breast cancer: ER-positive; HER2/neu-negative. PR not reported.

Disease-free for 33 months after treatment of ER-positive, HER2-negative invasive breast cancer recurring in the mastectomy skin flap with positive axillary sentinel nodes.

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Male ER/PR-positive breast cancer with contralateral DCIS: mastectomy and tamoxifen with no recurrence

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s

Biomarkers: Left breast cancer was ER+/PR+ with weak HER2. Right breast had intermediate-grade DCIS; no node spread reported.

Well with no evidence of locoregional recurrence after 5 years of follow-up on adjuvant tamoxifen after bilateral breast surgery.

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Localized breast carcinosarcoma: surgery and chemotherapy with no disease at 54 months

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 40s

Biomarkers: Breast carcinosarcoma was ER/PR negative, c-erbB2 5%

Under follow-up with no disease at 54 months after excision, modified radical mastectomy, and 6 courses of chemotherapy for localized breast carcinosarcoma.

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Stage IIIA squamous NSCLC: complete pathological response after docetaxel and lobectomy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s | Stage III

Complete clinical response after 14 cycles of docetaxel was confirmed as a complete pathological response after right lobectomy.

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HER2-positive breast cancer with isolated adrenal metastasis: adrenalectomy with no recurrence at follow-up

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Primary breast tumor and adrenal metastasis were HER2-positive and ER/PR negative; adrenal markers supported breast origin.

Metastatic Site: left adrenal gland

Alive in good condition with no evidence of recurrence more than 3 years after adrenalectomy for isolated adrenal metastasis and more than 5 years after the original breast surgery.

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Stage II Breast Cancer: Martha's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Martha | Stage II

Martha completed treatment and said she had been declared cancer-free, 14 years after her stage II diagnosis.

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Large cell lung carcinoma with solitary jejunal metastasis: no evidence of disease 4 years after treatment

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Primary lung tumor and jejunal metastasis shared a KRAS codon 61 mutation; staining supported lung origin.

Metastatic Site: jejunum

As of January 2010, she was doing well with no evidence of disease 4 years after diagnosis and treatment of a solitary jejunal metastasis from large cell lung carcinoma.

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Stage I BRCA1 Breast Cancer: Karen's Patient Story

Patient Info: Karen | Stage I

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation

Karen completed surgery and chemotherapy for stage 1 breast cancer and chose prophylactic bilateral mastectomy because of a BRCA1 mutation, while continuing to live with fear of recurrence.

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Stage IV Breast Cancer: Su's Patient Story

Patient Info: Su Chiao | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: bones, thymus, liver

After 7 years, the breast cancer had spread to the bones and thymus, and more recently it spread to the liver, where she underwent embolization.

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Stage III Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Lynda's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Lynda | Stage III

Declared cancer-free in 2014 and still describes being cancer-free more than 16 years after the 2009 diagnosis.

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Stage III Breast Cancer: Mary's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Mary | Stage III

Mary said she was in remission and no longer required cancer treatment.

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Stage 0 Breast Cancer: Linda's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Linda | Stage 0

Linda completed lumpectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation after a stage 0 diagnosis in 2007 and described the cancer as being in remission years later.

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Stage IV Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Betsy's Patient Story

Patient Info: Betsy | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: liver|bile duct

Betsy is living with Stage IV colorectal cancer involving the liver and bile duct and continues chemotherapy.

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Stage IV Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Alecia's Patient Story

Patient Info: Alecia | Stage IV

She remains on pembrolizumab and reports that her scans have looked good.

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