ArticleBMJ case reports2012
Successful laparoscopic investigation and resection of solitary colonic metastasis from breast cancer (with video).
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- Colonic metastasis from breast carcinoma: A case report and systematic review of a rare clinical scenario.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Pooled it
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- Metastasizing to the colon from triple-negative breast cancer: A case report and review of literature.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
- Changes in hormone receptor when breast cancer metastasizes to the colon: case report and literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Intestinal metastasis from breast cancer: Presentation, treatment and survival from a systematic literature review.World journal of clinical oncology · 2021Article
- Colonic Metastasis from Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Review
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Abstract
Metastasis to gastrointestinal tract from breast cancer is an uncommon situation. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman who had a mastectomy for solid-tubular carcinoma of the breast 16 years ago and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for metastatic ovarian tumours 5 years ago, was incidentally found to have colonic metastatic tumour detected by positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) during follow-up. After identifying a definite location of the tumour in the ascending colon under laparoscopic investigation, laparoscopy-assisted partial colectomy was successfully performed. Histopathology of the resected specimen showed it to be metastasis from solid-tubular carcinoma of the breast. We should be aware that breast cancer can metastasise to the gastrointestinal tract even after the long interval from initial therapy. An index of high suspicion and detailed assessment is mandatory to make a correct diagnosis and following less invasive surgical treatment.
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