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Metastatic Infiltrating Lobular Breast Cancer to the Colon Diagnosed Through Routine Bowel Screening in a 67-Year-Old Female
Breast cancer most commonly metastasizes to the bone, lung, liver, and brain. The colon is an uncommon site for metastases and its symptoms are variable. A 67-year-old female with a history of breast cancer was referred for colonoscopy following a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT); there were...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9576994/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36277518 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29279 |
Sumario: | Breast cancer most commonly metastasizes to the bone, lung, liver, and brain. The colon is an uncommon site for metastases and its symptoms are variable. A 67-year-old female with a history of breast cancer was referred for colonoscopy following a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT); there were no discrete lesions concerning for primary colonic cancers or metastasis; however, a random biopsy revealed metastatic breast cancer. The possibility of colonic metastases must be considered when assessing positive FOBT in a patient with previous breast cancer. |
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