Solitary Small Bowel Metastasis from Breast Cancer.
- Author:
Jung Eun CHOI
1
;
Shin Young PARK
;
Myung Hoon JEON
;
Su Hwan KANG
;
Soo Jung LEE
;
Young Kyung BAE
;
Min Kyoung KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Breast; Gastrointestinal tract; Neoplasm metastasis
- MeSH: Biopsy; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Colonoscopy; Estrogens; Female; Gastrointestinal Tract; Humans; Ileum; Inflammation; Liver; Lung; Mastectomy, Segmental; Melena; Neoplasm Metastasis; Nitriles; Positron-Emission Tomography; Pyrethrins; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; Torso; Ulcer
- From:Journal of Breast Cancer 2011;14(1):69-71
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The common sites of metastasis of breast cancer are bone, lung, and liver, but gastrointestinal metastasis from breast cancer is rare. We experienced a case of solitary ileal metastasis from breast cancer. A 45-years-old woman presented with melena for several weeks. She showed no other abdominal symptoms. Colonoscopy findings showed an ulcerative mucosal lesion in the terminal ileum, and biopsy was performed. Pathologic examination revealed metastatic carcinoma, originated from breast. The tumor cells were positive for estrogen receptor and negative for Cdx-2. She had had a previous medical history of bilateral breast cancer and undergone breast conserving surgery with sentinel lymph node biopsy for both breasts. The torso positron emission tomography scan at 19 months after surgery showed mildly increased uptake in the terminal ileum which was considered as inflammation. Finally, she was diagnosed with solitary ileal metastasis from breast cancer at 22 months after surgery.
