Rapid Progression of Duodenal Metastasis from Invasive Lobular Breast Carcinoma.
10.7704/kjhugr.2012.12.4.280
- Author:
Min Jung KIM
1
;
Sun Hyung KANG
;
Hee Seok MOON
;
Eaum Seok LEE
;
Jae Kyu SUNG
;
Byung Seok LEE
;
Hyun Yong JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. mhs1357@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lobular breast carcinoma;
Gastrointestinal tract metastasis;
Duodenum
- MeSH:
Aged;
Brain;
Breast;
Breast Neoplasms;
Duodenum;
Early Diagnosis;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Liver;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lymph Nodes;
Neoplasm Metastasis
- From:The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
2012;12(4):280-283
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among American women and, after lung cancer, the second greatest cause of female cancer deaths. Even with early diagnosis and application of new therapies, approximately 50% of patients are still at risk of developing distant metastasis. The common metastasic sites of breast cancer are the distant lymph nodes, bone, lungs, liver, and brain. Gastrointestinal tract metastases are less common and are detected in less than 5% of all breast cancer patients. Duodenal metastasis of breast cancer occurs at a low rate and until now there have been only few reported cases. Gastrointestinal metastasis usually derives from lobular breast cancer rather than ductal breast cancer, which is the much more common cell type of breast cancer. In this report, we present a rare case of a 65-year-old female who presented with duodenal metastasis from invasive lobular breast carcinoma.
