Gastric metastasis and peritoneal carcinosis revealing primary breast cancer: an unusual presentation
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women. Gastrointestinal tract metastases are uncommon and might be misidentified as primary carcinoma.A noteworthy case-study involved 53-year-old-woman complaining from epigastric pain, ascites and overall health decline. Initial investigations were i...
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| author | Shema Ayadi Souhir Monastiri Amine Ben Safta Mehdi Hammami Imen Samaali Mehdi Kammoun Ahlem Blel Raoudha Aloui Yosra Zaimi Leila Mouelhi |
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| description | Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women. Gastrointestinal tract metastases are uncommon and might be misidentified as primary carcinoma.A noteworthy case-study involved 53-year-old-woman complaining from epigastric pain, ascites and overall health decline. Initial investigations were inconclusive, prompting laparoscopic peritoneal biopsies which revealed independent cell proliferation. Subsequently, a second look upper digestive endoscopy showed multiple gastric ulcerations suggestive of gastric carcinoma. Histologic examination confirmed independent cell proliferation with estrogen receptors expression, a characteristic feature of breast carcinoma. Further investigations led to bilateral invasive lobular breast carcinoma diagnosis. Epirubicin cycophosphamide was prescribed after progression under letrozole ribocilib therapy.This case aims to raise awareness among clinicians about the importance of ruling out breast cancer in patients with peritoneal carcinosis and paying attention to digestive symptoms in breast cancer patients with careful gastric endoscopic examination to avoid misdiagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a65ccd145814916968cdfd7f3bb7d2f2025-08-20T03:13:04ZengTaylor & Francis GroupFuture Science OA2056-56232024-12-0110110.2144/fsoa-2023-0182Gastric metastasis and peritoneal carcinosis revealing primary breast cancer: an unusual presentationShema Ayadi0Souhir Monastiri1Amine Ben Safta2Mehdi Hammami3Imen Samaali4Mehdi Kammoun5Ahlem Blel6Raoudha Aloui7Yosra Zaimi8Leila Mouelhi9Gastroenterology Department, Charles Nicolle university hospital, Tunis, TunisiaGastroenterology Department, Charles Nicolle university hospital, Tunis, TunisiaSurgery B Department, Charles Nicolle university hospital, Tunis, TunisiaSurgery B Department, Charles Nicolle university hospital, Tunis, TunisiaSurgery B Department, Charles Nicolle university hospital, Tunis, TunisiaSurgery B Department, Charles Nicolle university hospital, Tunis, TunisiaPathology Department, Charles Nicolle university hospital, Tunis, TunisiaPathology Department, Charles Nicolle university hospital, Tunis, TunisiaGastroenterology Department, Charles Nicolle university hospital, Tunis, TunisiaGastroenterology Department, Charles Nicolle university hospital, Tunis, TunisiaBreast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women. Gastrointestinal tract metastases are uncommon and might be misidentified as primary carcinoma.A noteworthy case-study involved 53-year-old-woman complaining from epigastric pain, ascites and overall health decline. Initial investigations were inconclusive, prompting laparoscopic peritoneal biopsies which revealed independent cell proliferation. Subsequently, a second look upper digestive endoscopy showed multiple gastric ulcerations suggestive of gastric carcinoma. Histologic examination confirmed independent cell proliferation with estrogen receptors expression, a characteristic feature of breast carcinoma. Further investigations led to bilateral invasive lobular breast carcinoma diagnosis. Epirubicin cycophosphamide was prescribed after progression under letrozole ribocilib therapy.This case aims to raise awareness among clinicians about the importance of ruling out breast cancer in patients with peritoneal carcinosis and paying attention to digestive symptoms in breast cancer patients with careful gastric endoscopic examination to avoid misdiagnosis.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.2144/fsoa-2023-0182breast cancerGI tractlobular breast carcinomametastasesperitoneal carcinosis |
| spellingShingle | Shema Ayadi Souhir Monastiri Amine Ben Safta Mehdi Hammami Imen Samaali Mehdi Kammoun Ahlem Blel Raoudha Aloui Yosra Zaimi Leila Mouelhi Gastric metastasis and peritoneal carcinosis revealing primary breast cancer: an unusual presentation Future Science OA breast cancer GI tract lobular breast carcinoma metastases peritoneal carcinosis |
| title | Gastric metastasis and peritoneal carcinosis revealing primary breast cancer: an unusual presentation |
| title_full | Gastric metastasis and peritoneal carcinosis revealing primary breast cancer: an unusual presentation |
| title_fullStr | Gastric metastasis and peritoneal carcinosis revealing primary breast cancer: an unusual presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gastric metastasis and peritoneal carcinosis revealing primary breast cancer: an unusual presentation |
| title_short | Gastric metastasis and peritoneal carcinosis revealing primary breast cancer: an unusual presentation |
| title_sort | gastric metastasis and peritoneal carcinosis revealing primary breast cancer an unusual presentation |
| topic | breast cancer GI tract lobular breast carcinoma metastases peritoneal carcinosis |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.2144/fsoa-2023-0182 |
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