Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer
The metastatic breast cancer to the duodenum is rare in spite of common breast cancer. In this paper, we are reporting a rare case of 50-year-old lady who presented with intestinal obstruction as result of metastatic breast cancer which completely responds to chemotherapy. The tumor presents again a...
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| author | Sami Khairy Ayman Azzam Shamayel Mohammed Kausar Suleman Abdurahman Khawaji Tarek Amin |
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| description | The metastatic breast cancer to the duodenum is rare in spite of common breast cancer. In this paper, we are reporting a rare case of 50-year-old lady who presented with intestinal obstruction as result of metastatic breast cancer which completely responds to chemotherapy. The tumor presents again as brain metastasis after stop of Herceptin due to cardiac toxicity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a07a29935ea4c47a2c2f8e63b7c62552025-02-03T05:50:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/605719605719Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast CancerSami Khairy0Ayman Azzam1Shamayel Mohammed2Kausar Suleman3Abdurahman Khawaji4Tarek Amin5Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi ArabiaDepartment Medical Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi ArabiaThe metastatic breast cancer to the duodenum is rare in spite of common breast cancer. In this paper, we are reporting a rare case of 50-year-old lady who presented with intestinal obstruction as result of metastatic breast cancer which completely responds to chemotherapy. The tumor presents again as brain metastasis after stop of Herceptin due to cardiac toxicity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/605719 |
| spellingShingle | Sami Khairy Ayman Azzam Shamayel Mohammed Kausar Suleman Abdurahman Khawaji Tarek Amin Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer |
| title_full | Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer |
| title_short | Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer |
| title_sort | duodenal obstruction as first presentation of metastatic breast cancer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/605719 |
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