Metachronous Periampullary Metastasis from Carcinoma Breast: An Unusual Clinical Presentation
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in females and the leading cause of mortality in females among all malignancies. Distant metastasis to the bone, lungs, liver, and brain are commonly found in them, but gastrointestinal involvement is rare. Direct extrahepatic involvement without the liver is exceptional, and we report one of these rare cases that presented with obstructive jaundice due to metastasis from breast cancer to the periampullary region. This case emphasizes the role of tissue histopathology and immunochemistry profile to include the possibility of biliary localization of metastasis from primary breast cancer as a differential diagnosis of obstructive jaundice.
Authors: Mayank Soni, Shrutikant Bhatia, Sweety Gupta, Manoj Gupta
Institution: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410260361