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Unexpected Diagnosis of Both Adenocarcinoma of the Colon and Metastatic Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast in the Gastrointestinal Tract
- Source :
- Case Reports in Pathology, Vol 2013 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2013.
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Abstract
- Breast cancer rarely metastasises to the gastrointestinal tract. Lobular carcinoma more commonly metastasises to the uterus and appendages, peritoneum, and gastrointestinal tract than other types of breast cancer, while ductal carcinoma has a propensity to metastasise to the lungs, liver, and brain. We describe the case of a patient with no known history of breast cancer, whose primary presentation of lobular breast cancer was with malignant small intestinal and colonic strictures, with coexisting previously undiagnosed adenocarcinoma of the colon.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906781 and 2090679X
- Volume :
- 2013
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Pathology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.6813e19194849a7ab4c340cbf7840e5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/153180