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Metastatic Male Ductal Breast Cancer Mimicking Obstructing Primary Colon Cancer

Male breast cancer comprises only about 1% of all breast cancers. Commonly, sites of metastases include the central nervous system, lungs, bones, and even liver. In females, extrahepatic gastrointestinal metastases are unusual but have been reported with various clinical presentations. We are report...

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Autores principales: Koleilat, Issam, Syal, Anil, Hena, Muhammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Master Publishing Group 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23675178
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Sumario:Male breast cancer comprises only about 1% of all breast cancers. Commonly, sites of metastases include the central nervous system, lungs, bones, and even liver. In females, extrahepatic gastrointestinal metastases are unusual but have been reported with various clinical presentations. We are reporting the first case of a male patient with a history of ductal breast carcinoma that developed colonic metastasis and presented with mechanical large bowel obstruction masquerading as primary colon cancer.