Breast Metastatic Localization of Signet-Ring Cell Gastric Carcinoma

Metastatic tumors in the breast are quite rare and constitute 0,5 to 6% of all breast malignancies. They often occur in a polymetastatic context. Gastrointestinal lesions rarely metastasize to the breast. The first case of a metastasis deposit to the breast and ovary from gastric signet-ring cell ca...

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Published inISRN obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 2011; no. 2011; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Parrell Soler, C., Palacios Marqués, A., Saco López, L., Bermejo De las Heras, R., Pertusa Martínez, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 2011
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Hindawi Limited
International Scholarly Research Network
Subjects
Breast cancer
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Metastasis
Stomach cancer
Spain
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Summary:Metastatic tumors in the breast are quite rare and constitute 0,5 to 6% of all breast malignancies. They often occur in a polymetastatic context. Gastrointestinal lesions rarely metastasize to the breast. The first case of a metastasis deposit to the breast and ovary from gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma was reported in the literature in 1999. Since this report, only 5 cases have been reported. We present a case report of a 37-year-old woman who complained of a lump in the left breast. Two months earlier, the woman underwent a subtotal gastrectomy and a total hysterectomy with double anexectomy, which histologically was diagnosed of gastric signet-ring carcinoma, disseminated with Krukenberg's tumor. In those days, the patient was following a chemotherapy treatment. A core needle biopsy of the lesion in left breast revealed cells with signet-ring features, with probably gastric origin.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: C. Mundhenke
ISSN:2090-4436
2090-4444
DOI:10.5402/2011/426150