Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Gastrointestinal Metastases

Occult breast cancer has frequently been described as presenting as axillary lymph node metastases but rarely as gastrointestinal metastases, Varadarajan et al. (2007). In extremely rare situations, cancerous lesions identified in the gastrointestinal tract have been determined to be metastatic lesi...

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Main Authors: Lonzetta Neal, Nicole Sookhan, Carol Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/564756
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description Occult breast cancer has frequently been described as presenting as axillary lymph node metastases but rarely as gastrointestinal metastases, Varadarajan et al. (2007). In extremely rare situations, cancerous lesions identified in the gastrointestinal tract have been determined to be metastatic lesions from primary breast cancers, Taal et al. (2000). We report a case of an occult lobular adenocarcinoma presenting as gastrointestinal metastases. It is essential that the possibility of lesions found in the gastrointestinal tract originating from distant or occult cancers be considered in order that appropriate therapeutic options may be discussed and considered early after diagnosis.
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spelling doaj-art-bdf3cf50d40e466d9e4cb4ce0f819bfc2025-02-03T01:22:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/564756564756Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Gastrointestinal MetastasesLonzetta Neal0Nicole Sookhan1Carol Reynolds2Divisions of General Internal Medicine Breast Diagnostic Clinic, and Pathology, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADivisions of General Internal Medicine Breast Diagnostic Clinic, and Pathology, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADivisions of General Internal Medicine Breast Diagnostic Clinic, and Pathology, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USAOccult breast cancer has frequently been described as presenting as axillary lymph node metastases but rarely as gastrointestinal metastases, Varadarajan et al. (2007). In extremely rare situations, cancerous lesions identified in the gastrointestinal tract have been determined to be metastatic lesions from primary breast cancers, Taal et al. (2000). We report a case of an occult lobular adenocarcinoma presenting as gastrointestinal metastases. It is essential that the possibility of lesions found in the gastrointestinal tract originating from distant or occult cancers be considered in order that appropriate therapeutic options may be discussed and considered early after diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/564756
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title Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Gastrointestinal Metastases
title_full Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Gastrointestinal Metastases
title_fullStr Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Gastrointestinal Metastases
title_full_unstemmed Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Gastrointestinal Metastases
title_short Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Gastrointestinal Metastases
title_sort occult breast carcinoma presenting as gastrointestinal metastases
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/564756
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