Perforated gastric carcinomatosis following invasive lobular cancer of the breast.

Authors :: De Gruttola I
Adil MT
D'Souza L
Jambulingam P
Whitelaw D
Source :: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2019 Apr 10; Vol. 7 (5), pp. 999-1002. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 10 (Print Publication: 2019).
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Current guidelines do not advocate a routine search for gastric metastasis in known patients of breast cancer. This makes it challenging to suspect them clinically as they progress over many years. Gastric carcinomatosis from primary invasive lobular cancer can perforate leading to life-threatening abdominal emergency necessitating surgery.<br />Competing Interests: None declared.

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