| Title |
Gastric obstruction secondary to metastatic breast cancer: a case report and literature review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1752-1947-6-232 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tasadooq Hussain, Bilal Elahi, Penelope McManus, Tapan Mahapatra, Peter John Kneeshaw |
| Abstract |
Gastrointestinal tract soft tissues metastasis is a well-known occurrence with invasive lobular breast cancer subtypes. Gastric involvement is more common, with reports of both diffuse and localized involvements. Usually, a gastric localized involvement presents as wall thickening with an appearance similar to that of a gastrointestinal stromal tumour; rarely does a localized metastatic deposit grow aggressively to present as a large tumour causing obstructive symptoms. Our case highlights one such unusual presentation in a patient presenting with non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no previous reports on a similar presentation occurring from a localized metastasis. |
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