Gastric metastasis of breast cancer mimicking primary gastric cancer: A case report

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 808-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naciye Cigdem ARSLAN ◽  
Koray ATILLA ◽  
Seymen BORA ◽  
Mehtat UNLU
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichiro Kashiwagi ◽  
Naoyoshi Onoda ◽  
Yuka Asano ◽  
Satoru Noda ◽  
Hidemi Kawajiri ◽  
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2002 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1389-1393
Author(s):  
Keiya Aono ◽  
Noriji Niinomi ◽  
Shunpei Yokoi ◽  
Takao Kuno ◽  
Atsuyuki Maeda

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selami Ilgaz Kayılıoğlu ◽  
Cihangir Akyol ◽  
Ebru Esen ◽  
Cevriye Cansız-Ersöz ◽  
Akın Fırat Kocaay ◽  
...  

Ectopic breast tissue has the ability to undergo all the pathological changes of the normal breast, including breast cancer. Gastrointestinal metastasis of breast cancer is rarely observed and it is very difficult to differentiate gastric metastases from primary gastric cancer. We present a case of 52-year-old female, who suffered from abdominal pain. Physical examination showed a palpable mass in the left anterior axilla and computerized tomography revealed gastric wall thickening with linitis plastica. When gastroscopic biopsy showed no signs of malignancy, excisional biopsy was performed in the left axilla. Histological examination revealed invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast, consistent with ectopic breast cancer. Further gastroscopic submucosal biopsies and immunohistochemical studies revealed gastric metastases of invasive lobular carcinoma. Axillary ectopic breast tissue carcinomas can mimic axillary lymphadenopathies. Additionally, gastric metastasis of breast cancer is an uncommon but possible condition. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of ectopic breast cancer with gastric metastasis.


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Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
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Young Sik Park ◽  
Jin Woo Lee ◽  
Hyo-Jeong Lim ◽  
Geon Kook Lee ◽  
Bin Hwangbo ◽  
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Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 2647-2651
Author(s):  
Taro OSHIKIRI ◽  
Fumitaka NAKAMURA ◽  
Yoshiaki NARITA ◽  
Mitsuru DOHKE ◽  
Nobuichi KASHIMURA ◽  
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