Colon Obstruction due to Colonic Metastasis of a Breast Carcinoma.
10.3393/jksc.2008.24.2.144
- Author:
Do Hyoung KIM
1
;
In Kyu LEE
;
Chang Hyun OH
;
Yoon Suk LEE
;
Jong Kyung PARK
;
Woo Chan PARK
;
Hae Myung JEON
;
Jae Ho BYUN
;
Gyeoung Sin PARK
;
Suk Kyun CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. cmcgslee@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Breast cancer;
Metastasis;
Colon cancer
- MeSH:
Brain;
Breast;
Breast Neoplasms;
Colon;
Colonic Neoplasms;
Female;
Humans;
Liver;
Lung;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
2008;24(2):144-147
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Breast cancer is a common malignancy in women and metastasizes to the liver, the lung, the brain, and the bone, but metastasis to the colon is rare. We describe a 58-year-old woman with colon metastasis of breast cancer. She was diagnosed with right colon cancer, and during investigation for colon cancer, we found a breast cancer. She received a palliative right hemicolectomy due to obstruction before chemotherapy. The histology of the tissue taken from the right colon was shown to be the same as that of the left breast mass. This is a case of colonic metastasis from breast cancer and we report this case with a review of literature.
