Lobular Mammary Carcinoma Presenting as an Obstructing Rectal Mass
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women, and while metastasis is common to areas like the bone, lungs, and brain, it is rare to metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract and especially to the rectum. Due to the rarity of this condition and its resemblance clinically and radiologi...
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oai:doaj.org-article:61b0f576d2c94cfaab5a76e59596f8162021-11-29T00:55:58ZLobular Mammary Carcinoma Presenting as an Obstructing Rectal Mass2090-691910.1155/2021/2416950https://doaj.org/article/61b0f576d2c94cfaab5a76e59596f8162021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2416950https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6919Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women, and while metastasis is common to areas like the bone, lungs, and brain, it is rare to metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract and especially to the rectum. Due to the rarity of this condition and its resemblance clinically and radiologically to primary gastrointestinal tract tumors, diagnosis and treatment are challenging. We present a case of metastatic lobular mammary carcinoma in a 52-year-old Bahraini woman who presented with an obstructing rectal mass.Ebrahim AlmahmeedEman AljufairiNoof AlshaibaniHindawi LimitedarticleSurgeryRD1-811ENCase Reports in Surgery, Vol 2021 (2021) |
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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women, and while metastasis is common to areas like the bone, lungs, and brain, it is rare to metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract and especially to the rectum. Due to the rarity of this condition and its resemblance clinically and radiologically to primary gastrointestinal tract tumors, diagnosis and treatment are challenging. We present a case of metastatic lobular mammary carcinoma in a 52-year-old Bahraini woman who presented with an obstructing rectal mass. |
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Lobular Mammary Carcinoma Presenting as an Obstructing Rectal Mass |
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Lobular Mammary Carcinoma Presenting as an Obstructing Rectal Mass |
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Lobular Mammary Carcinoma Presenting as an Obstructing Rectal Mass |
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Lobular Mammary Carcinoma Presenting as an Obstructing Rectal Mass |
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Lobular Mammary Carcinoma Presenting as an Obstructing Rectal Mass |
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lobular mammary carcinoma presenting as an obstructing rectal mass |
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