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Breast carcinoma with asymptomatic metastasis to the gallbladder

Authors :
Nazia, Riaz
Rashida, Ahmed
Shaista, Afzal
Nehal, Masood
Source :
Singapore medical journal. 53(7)
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The biliary tract is an unusual site of metastasis from breast carcinoma, and this has rarely been reported in the literature. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for an incidental finding of gallbladder wall thickening on ultrasonography, which was subsequently confirmed to be consistent with metastasis from the breast primary.

Details

ISSN :
00375675
Volume :
53
Issue :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Singapore medical journal
Accession number :
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