[Metastatic breast cancer to the stomach: An uncommon evolution of breast carcinoma].
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Date publication
janvier 2014
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MATHELIN Carole
Tous les auteurs :
Hild C, Talha-Vautravers A, Hoefler P, Zirabe S, Bellocq JP, Mathelin C
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Résumé
Breast carcinoma exceptionally leads to metastatic linitis plastica. Distinguishing a breast cancer metastasis to the stomach from a primary gastric cancer on the basis of clinical and radiological signs is very challenging. Thanks to being cognizant of the previous history of invasive lobular carcinoma and the gastric biopsy followed by immunohistochemical analysis, gastric metastasis can be diagnosed. Despite the use of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy, gastric metastasis remains often associated with poor prognosis. We present a case where gastric biopsy allowed a metastatic breast cancer to the stomach to be diagnosed and we discuss its clinical, diagnostic, pathological and therapeutic particularities.
Référence
Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2014 Jan;42(1):47-50