Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer

The metastatic breast cancer to the duodenum is rare in spite of common breast cancer. In this paper, we are reporting a rare case of 50-year-old lady who presented with intestinal obstruction as result of metastatic breast cancer which completely responds to chemotherapy. The tumor presents again a...

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Autores principales: Khairy, Sami, Azzam, Ayman, Mohammed, Shamayel, Suleman, Kausar, Khawaji, Abdurahman, Amin, Tarek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4523720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26266075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/605719
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Sumario:The metastatic breast cancer to the duodenum is rare in spite of common breast cancer. In this paper, we are reporting a rare case of 50-year-old lady who presented with intestinal obstruction as result of metastatic breast cancer which completely responds to chemotherapy. The tumor presents again as brain metastasis after stop of Herceptin due to cardiac toxicity.

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