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Metastatic rectal cancer to the breast

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Rectal cancer metastatic to the breast is an exceedingly rare event with around 15 cases reported in the literature. A metastatic breast deposit from the rectum signifies diffuse disseminated disease or a highly aggressive tumor such that surgical intervention other than palliation has a limited role. In the present report, we discuss a patient who presented with rectal cancer and developed a breast metastatic deposit. She soon developed progressive metastatic involvement of the lungs and the soft tissues and succumbed to the malignant course of this disease 12 months after the diagnosis of the primary rectal tumor.

Source: Rare Tumors

DOI: 10.4081/rt.2009.e22

Authors: Sergio Huerta, Hsiao C. Li, Prapti Patel, Payal Kapur

Institutions: Dallas VA Medical Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Metastasis and carcinoma case studies

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,000