scholarly journals Case Report and Literature Review: Unusual Presentation of Genitourinary & Gastrointestinal Metastases from Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast

Author(s):  
Khadija Al-Musalhi ◽  
Badryia Al-Qassabi ◽  
Radiya Al-Ajmi ◽  
Suad Al-Aghbari

Unlike invasive ductal carcinoma, lobular carcinoma exhibits a distinct metastatic pattern. It is likely to spread to gynecological organs, peritoneum, retroperitoneum, brain and gastrointestinal tract in comparison to ductal carcinoma, which spreads to liver, lung, and brain tissues. The diagnosis becomes more unlikely on the rare occasion when it represents the first manifestation of breast cancer. It is important to differentiate the metastasis from primary carcinoma of genital or GI tract as the management substantially differs. In this report; we present a 47 years-old female patient who presented with gynecological organs & gastrointestinal tract involvement as initial presentation and literature review done for these unusual sites of metastasis.

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Tegan Miller ◽  
Carol Ross ◽  
Haitham Al-Rawi ◽  
Barry Taylor ◽  
Mohammad Al-Jafari

Breast cancer rarely metastasises to the gastrointestinal tract. Lobular carcinoma more commonly metastasises to the uterus and appendages, peritoneum, and gastrointestinal tract than other types of breast cancer, while ductal carcinoma has a propensity to metastasise to the lungs, liver, and brain. We describe the case of a patient with no known history of breast cancer, whose primary presentation of lobular breast cancer was with malignant small intestinal and colonic strictures, with coexisting previously undiagnosed adenocarcinoma of the colon.


2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. e491-e493
Author(s):  
Moran Gotesman ◽  
Ruth Getachew ◽  
Sonia Morales ◽  
Kenneth M. Zangwill ◽  
George Gershman ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 995-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Fernandez ◽  
E. C. Paish ◽  
A. R. Green ◽  
A. H. S. Lee ◽  
R. D. Macmillan ◽  
...  

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