Obstrucción intestinal por carcinomatosis peritoneal debida a carcinoma mamario de células en anillo de sello / Intestinal obstruction by peritoneal carcinomatosis due to breast carcinoma of signet ring cells

ABSTRACT

The signet ring variant of lobular mammary carcinoma is aggessive and metastasises to serosal surfaces. We report a 46 years old woman presenting with an intestinal obstruction due to a peritoneal carcinomatosis secondary to a signet ring cell carcinoma of the breast. After surgery, the patient received chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclosphosphamide and tamoxifen). A satisfactory response, with regression of peritoneal carcinomatosis and a goog quality of life, was achieved. The patient is alive after 2 years of diagnosis