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Metastatic cervical adenocarcinoma to the breast: A case report and literature review

Breast metastases from gynecologic cancers are rare. Cervical cancer most commonly metastasizes to the lung, liver or bone. When cervical cancer metastasizes to the breast, the presentation is usually a solitary breast mass; rarely, however, breast metastases can mimic inflammatory breast cancer. We...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cholmondeley, Karen, Callan, Laura, Sangle, Nikhil, D'Souza, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6378338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30815528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2019.01.011
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Sumario:Breast metastases from gynecologic cancers are rare. Cervical cancer most commonly metastasizes to the lung, liver or bone. When cervical cancer metastasizes to the breast, the presentation is usually a solitary breast mass; rarely, however, breast metastases can mimic inflammatory breast cancer. We present a case of metastatic cervical adenocarcinoma presenting clinically as inflammatory breast cancer and review the relevant literature.