Breast carcinoma with asymptomatic metastasis to the gallbladder.
- Author:
Nazia RIAZ
1
;
Rashida AHMED
;
Shaista AFZAL
;
Nehal MASOOD
Author Information
1. Section of Breast Diseases, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. nazia.riaz@aku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biliary Tract;
physiopathology;
Breast Neoplasms;
diagnosis;
diagnostic imaging;
pathology;
Carcinoma, Lobular;
diagnosis;
physiopathology;
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic;
methods;
Disease Progression;
Female;
Gallbladder Neoplasms;
diagnosis;
diagnostic imaging;
secondary;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis;
Treatment Outcome;
Ultrasonography
- From:Singapore medical journal
2012;53(7):e136-8
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The biliary tract is an unusual site of metastasis from breast carcinoma, and this has rarely been reported in the literature. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for an incidental finding of gallbladder wall thickening on ultrasonography, which was subsequently confirmed to be consistent with metastasis from the breast primary.
