Isolated Gastrointestinal Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report
Purpose. Gastrointestinal tract is one of the rare locations for breast cancer metastasis. This paper shows such metastasis may occur even in the absence of breast metastasis in other more common locations. Case Report. A 64-year old female was admitted to the hospital with abdominal discomfort and...
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| author | M. A. Titi A. Anabtawi A. D. Newland |
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| description | Purpose. Gastrointestinal tract is one of the rare locations for breast cancer metastasis. This paper shows such metastasis may occur even in the absence of breast metastasis in other more common locations.
Case Report. A 64-year old female was admitted to the hospital with abdominal discomfort and diarrhea. She had breast carcinoma treated 7 years previously with normal follow-up since. Colonoscopy showed hepatic flexure thickening that was confirmed to be breast metastasis. Staging investigations showed upper and lower gastrointestinal tract metastasis with negative findings elsewhere. Conclusion. Although more common causes for gastrointestinal symptoms should be excluded, however, a high index of suspicion of metastatic breast cancer is needed when such patients develop gastrointestinal symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf39e612ac18470890fd4ec447bef8202025-02-03T01:24:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/615923615923Isolated Gastrointestinal Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma: A Case ReportM. A. Titi0A. Anabtawi1A. D. Newland2Department of Surgery, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, Scotland KA2 0BE, UKUnity Hospital, 1555 Long Pond Road, Rochester, NY 14626, USADepartment of Surgery, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, Scotland KA2 0BE, UKPurpose. Gastrointestinal tract is one of the rare locations for breast cancer metastasis. This paper shows such metastasis may occur even in the absence of breast metastasis in other more common locations. Case Report. A 64-year old female was admitted to the hospital with abdominal discomfort and diarrhea. She had breast carcinoma treated 7 years previously with normal follow-up since. Colonoscopy showed hepatic flexure thickening that was confirmed to be breast metastasis. Staging investigations showed upper and lower gastrointestinal tract metastasis with negative findings elsewhere. Conclusion. Although more common causes for gastrointestinal symptoms should be excluded, however, a high index of suspicion of metastatic breast cancer is needed when such patients develop gastrointestinal symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/615923 |
| spellingShingle | M. A. Titi A. Anabtawi A. D. Newland Isolated Gastrointestinal Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Isolated Gastrointestinal Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report |
| title_full | Isolated Gastrointestinal Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Isolated Gastrointestinal Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolated Gastrointestinal Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report |
| title_short | Isolated Gastrointestinal Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report |
| title_sort | isolated gastrointestinal metastasis of breast carcinoma a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/615923 |
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