Cargando…

Diarrhoea Caused by Diffuse Metastatic Lobular Breast Cancer

A 70-year-old woman with a history of lobular breast cancer presented to our Outpatient Clinic with diarrhoea for the past 3 years. Clinical examination and laboratory research were normal. Colonoscopy showed diffuse mild erythema and a decreased vascular pattern. Biopsies from the ascending colon,...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bakker, Sjoerd F., Moolenaar, Willem, van Santen, Marije M., Hendriks, Mathijs P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27313924
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1785409
Descripción
Sumario:A 70-year-old woman with a history of lobular breast cancer presented to our Outpatient Clinic with diarrhoea for the past 3 years. Clinical examination and laboratory research were normal. Colonoscopy showed diffuse mild erythema and a decreased vascular pattern. Biopsies from the ascending colon, transverse colon, and descending colon showed metastases of lobular breast carcinoma. Although gastrointestinal metastases are rare in breast cancer, our case emphasizes the need for further diagnostic efforts in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of breast carcinoma.