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 in:ISRN obstetrics and gynecology 2011, Vol.2011 (2011), p.1-3
Main Authors: Parrell Soler, C., Palacios Marqués, A., Saco López, L., Bermejo De las Heras, R., Pertusa Martínez, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Metastasis
Stomach cancer
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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.
ISSN:2090-4436
2090-4444
DOI:10.5402/2011/426150