An Unusual Occurrence of Uterine Metastases in a Case of Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and has a high proclivity for metastasizing, yet it seldom affects gynaecological organs. We present a case of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast that metastasized to the uterus following initial curative treatment. Our patient was taking tamox...

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Autores principales: Azhar, Musa, Hamdani, Syed Abdul Mannan, Iftikhar, Jhanzeb, Ahmad, Waqas, Mushtaq, Sajid, Kalsoom Awan, Umm-E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8695695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34963837
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19820
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Sumario:Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and has a high proclivity for metastasizing, yet it seldom affects gynaecological organs. We present a case of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast that metastasized to the uterus following initial curative treatment. Our patient was taking tamoxifen, which can induce endometrial hyperplasia and make diagnosis more complicated.

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