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Unexpected Diagnosis of Both Adenocarcinoma of the Colon and Metastatic Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast in the Gastrointestinal Tract

Authors :
Tegan Miller
Carol Ross
Haitham Al-Rawi
Barry Taylor
Mohammad Al-Jafari
Source :
Case Reports in Pathology, Vol 2013 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2013.

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.

Subjects

Subjects :
Pathology
RB1-214

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