scholarly journals Gastric Linitis Plastica and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis as First Manifestations of Occult Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Mantiero ◽  
Giovanni Faggioni ◽  
Alice Menichetti ◽  
Matteo Fassan ◽  
Valentina Guarneri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Peritoneal Carcinomatosis ◽  
Breast Lesion ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Linitis Plastica ◽  
Histological Evaluation ◽  
Occult Breast Cancer ◽  
Gastric Adenocarcinomas ◽  
Occult Breast Carcinoma ◽  
Gastric Neoplasia

Gastric linitis plastica is a diffuse involvement of the stomach walls by neoplastic cells. It represents about 3–19% of primitive gastric adenocarcinomas, but it can also be the manifestation of a metastatic disease. Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy in women, and the metastatic spread to the stomach occurs in less than 10% of the cases. We present an unusual case of gastric linitis plastica and peritoneal carcinomatosis as manifestations of an occult breast cancer in a 53-year-old woman. Imaging and endoscopic evaluation were not able to discriminate a primary from a secondary gastric lesion. The histological evaluation excluded the diagnosis of a primary gastric neoplasia. The IHC profile was consistent with the diagnosis of metastases from the breast cancer. Due to the hormonal receptors’ positivity, we started therapy with fulvestrant (500 mg, day 0, 14, and 28 and every 28 days thereafter by intramuscular injection). After 20 months, the same therapy is still ongoing and well tolerated, while the patient is in good condition with improvement of the dysphagia. Almost 2 years after the diagnosis of linitis plastica, the primitive breast lesion is still occult.

scholarly journals Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Scalp Metastasis

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 992-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo L.B. Costa ◽  
Rubens B. Costa-Filho ◽  
Marilin Rosa ◽  
Brian J. Czerniecki
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Tumor ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Primary Breast Tumor ◽  
Occult Breast Cancer ◽  
Scalp Metastasis ◽  
Occult Breast Carcinoma

Breast cancer is the most common tumor among women, and approximately 6% of the patients have de novo metastatic breast cancer. Occult breast cancer accounts for only 0.1–0.8% of the cases and most commonly presents with axillary lymphadenopathy. Scalp metastases are rare and have been described as a sign of progression or widespread metastatic disease. Here, we describe a rare case of de novo metastatic breast cancer to the scalp as the single site of spread and without an identifiable primary breast tumor.

scholarly journals Occult Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Gastrointestinal Metastases

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lonzetta Neal ◽  
Nicole Sookhan ◽  
Carol Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Axillary Lymph ◽  
Breast Cancers ◽  
Axillary Lymph Node Metastases ◽  
Occult Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Lesions ◽  
Occult Breast Carcinoma ◽  
Node Metastases ◽  
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 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.

Magnetic resonance imaging detection and wire localization of an ‘occult’ breast cancer

1994 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter L. Davis ◽  
Thomas B. Julian ◽  
Melinda Staiger ◽  
Kathleen B. Harris ◽  
Dennis Borochovitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Wire Localization ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Occult Breast Cancer ◽  
Imaging Detection

scholarly journals Clinically Occult Breast Cancer

1980 ◽  
Vol 191 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
GORDON F. SCHWARTZ ◽  
ARTHUR S. PATCHEFSKY ◽  
STEPHEN A. FEIG ◽  
GARY S. SHABER ◽  
AMORY B. SCHWARTZ
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Occult Breast Cancer

Occult breast cancer: Case report and literature revision

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inês Morais Rodrigues ◽  
Fernando Igreja ◽  
Isabel Riscado ◽  
Rosa Madureira ◽  
Ana Nobre Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Breast Cancer Case ◽  
Cancer Case ◽  
Occult Breast Cancer

Single Intralesional Tracer Dose for Radio-Guided Excision of Clinically Occult Breast Cancer and Sentinel Node

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 850-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Tanis ◽  
E. E. Deurloo ◽  
R. A. Vald�s Olmos ◽  
E. J.Th. Rutgers ◽  
O. E. Nieweg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Sentinel Node ◽  
Occult Breast Cancer ◽  
Tracer Dose

A rare case of breast cancer metastasis presenting as linitis plastica of the stomach and colon (with videos)

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 552-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Advitya Malhotra ◽  
Praveen Guturu ◽  
Mohammed S. Basim ◽  
Gottumukkala S. Raju
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Cancer Metastasis ◽  
Linitis Plastica ◽  
Breast Cancer Metastasis
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