Colonic Metastasis from Carcinoma of the Breast that Mimicks a Primary Intestinal Cancer
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 578-582, 2006.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-156128
ABSTRACT
Although the lung, liver, or bones are the most common location for distant metastases in breast cancer patients, metastases to the intestinal tract are very rarely recognized in the clinic. We will present an unusual case of colonic metastasis from a carcinoma of the breast that mimics a primary intestinal cancer, along with a through review of English language medical literature. Despite the fact that isolated gastrointestinal (GI) metastases are very rare and much less common than benign disease processes or second primaries of the intestinal tract in patients with a history of breast cancer, metastatic disease should be given consideration whenever a patient experiences GI symptoms.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Breast
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Breast Neoplasms
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Carcinoma
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Neoplasms, Second Primary
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Colonic Neoplasms
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Intestinal Neoplasms
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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