Uterine Metastasis of Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma Diagnosed By Cytological Examination In an Asymptomatic Patient: an Unusual Case Report

[LANGUAGE= "English"] Uterine metastasis of malignant tumors occurs very rarely. Despite abnormal uterine bleedingis the most common symptom of metastatic uterine disease, less than 5% of patients mayhave not any gynecologic symptoms and diagnosis is made usually following abnormalcervical...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Practice & Research 2007-01, Vol.29 (5), p.403
Main Authors: Türkyılmaz, Çağdaş, Serin, İbrahim S, Soyuer, Işın, Özçelik, Bülent
Format: Article
Language:Turkish
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Cellular biology
Metastasis
Patients
Tumors
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Summary:[LANGUAGE= "English"] Uterine metastasis of malignant tumors occurs very rarely. Despite abnormal uterine bleedingis the most common symptom of metastatic uterine disease, less than 5% of patients mayhave not any gynecologic symptoms and diagnosis is made usually following abnormalcervical cytology. Here we present a case of uterine metastasis of invasive ductal breastcarcinoma that was diagnosed by cervical cytological examination dunng breast cancerfollow up. Even if there are not any gynecologic symptoms and findings in a patient whohas breast cancer history, a detail systematic pelvic examination of these patients mustbe done yearly.
ISSN:2980-2156