Breast cancer metastatic to the rectum: a case report

Efthimiadis, Christoforos; Kosmidis, Christopher; Fotiadis, Panagiotis; Anthimidis, Georgios; Vasiliadou, Kalliopi; Mekras, A.; Ioannidou, Georgia; Basdanis, G.

doi:10.1007/s10151-011-0740-2

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“…Although histopathological observation is often used to distinguish ductal from lobular carcinomas, the first and second results were contradictory. The patient may encounter tubulolobular carcinoma, a rare variant carcinoma that displays histologic features of both ductal and lobular carcinomas, first reported by Fisher et al29 and about which only three case reports were published before the present case 11,22,26. A recent study also demonstrated that metastases of tubulolobular carcinoma could predominantly show tubules 30.…”

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Gastrointestinal tract metastasis from tubulolobular carcinoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature

Wang

Jiang

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Metastasis of breast cancer into the gastrointestinal tract happens rarely. The diagnosis of this kind of disease is difficult because of the nonspecific symptoms and the long interval between primary manifestations and recurrence. Awareness of this condition may lead to an accurate diagnosis and an earlier initiation of systemic treatment, thus avoiding unnecessary surgical intervention. In this paper, we report a rare case of a patient with tubulolobular carcinoma metastases to the colon, presenting with abdominal pain, discomfort, and weight loss. The patient underwent radical mastectomy and received postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Ten years later, she presented with gastrointestinal tract symptoms. Surgery combined with systemic treatment was chosen for the colon lesion. Immunohistochemical staining suggested a breast origin. The patient was still living 24 months after the diagnosis of the metastasis. This is the fourth case report in our literature review.

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Gastrointestinal tract metastasis from tubulolobular carcinoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature

Wang

Jiang

et al. 2014

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“…Different from bone marrow metastasis and pericardial metastasis, 22 , 23 when the rare metastatic sites involve the skin or solid/hollow organs (especially an isolated uncommon metastatic site), local radiotherapy or complete resection can be performed for local intensive treatment on the basis of systemic therapy. 24 – 27 Different treatment patterns may lead to different prognoses for these patients with metastatic breast cancer. For selected patients with solitary adrenal metastases, laparoscopic adrenalectomy can provide a survival benefit.…”

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Clinical Features and Prognosis of Uncommon Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis of 82 Cases

Zhang

Sun

Yau

et al. 2023

Technol Cancer Res Treat

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With the improvement of diagnostic techniques, numerous uncommon metastases derived from breast cancer were reported. However, very few studies explored the clinical characteristics and prognostic patterns of these patients. A total of 82 cases of uncommon metastatic breast cancer (MBC) registered at our hospital from January 1, 2010, to July 1, 2022, were selected for this retrospective study. The diagnoses of uncommon metastases were based on pathology, and the potential prognostic indicators (overall survival [OS], uncommon disease-free interval [uDFI], and remaining survival [RS]) were estimated. The uncommon metastases involved distant soft tissue, parotid gland, thyroid, digestive system, urinary system, reproductive system, bone marrow, and pericardium. Stepwise multivariate Cox regression analysis indicates age ≤ 35 is an independent risk factor of poor outcome of OS, uDFI, and RS in uncommon MBC patients. Meanwhile, uncommon metastasis combined with common visceral metastasis is an independent risk factor for poor RS of uncommon MBC patients, with a hazard ratio of 6.625 (95% confidence interval = 1.490-29.455, P = .013). Post hoc pairwise comparisons showed that uncommon MBC patients who developed bone-only metastasis survived longer than those concomitant with common visceral metastasis ( P = .029). Although the incidence is low, uncommon MBC may involve multiple metastatic sites. The delayed diagnosis of uncommon metastases could lead to systemic progression of the disease. However, patients who only develop uncommon metastasis have a significantly better prognosis than that of those combined with common visceral metastasis. Even for those complicated by bone-only metastasis, active treatment of bone metastases can still achieve substantially longer survival.

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Rectal Metastases from Breast Cancer. A Case Report

Guzmán-Calderón

2016

J Gastrointest Canc

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Breast cancer metastatic to the rectum: a case report

Abstract: Rectal metastasis from breast cancer is very rare. The presented case emphasizes the need to keep in mind this possibility and at all times associate the emergency condition with the related history of breast cancer.

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Gastrointestinal tract metastasis from tubulolobular carcinoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature

Gastrointestinal tract metastasis from tubulolobular carcinoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature

Clinical Features and Prognosis of Uncommon Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis of 82 Cases

Rectal Metastases from Breast Cancer. A Case Report

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