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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2021

A 58-Year-Old Woman with Acute Gastric Perforation Due to Metastatic Ductal Carcinoma 18 Years Following Bilateral Mastectomy for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast.

William A Nehmeh, Joseph Derienne, Léa El Khoury, Serge Kassar, Viviane Track-Smayra, Roger Noun, Ghassan Chakhtoura

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

William A NehmehDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Hotel Dieu De France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Joseph DerienneDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Hotel Dieu De France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Léa El KhouryDepartment of Pathology, Hotel Dieu De France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Serge KassarDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Hotel Dieu De France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Viviane Track-SmayraDepartment of Pathology, Hotel Dieu De France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Roger NounDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Hotel Dieu De France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ghassan ChakhtouraDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Hotel Dieu De France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Invasive lobular carcinoma and ductal carcinoma of the breast can metastasize to all sites in the body, including the gastrointestinal tract. Late presentation of metastases of lobular carcinoma of the breast to the gastrointestinal tract have previously been reported, but late metastasis of ductal carcinoma of the breast to the gastric mucosa is rare. This report is of a 58-year-old Lebanese woman who presented with acute gastric perforation due to metastatic ductal carcinoma,18 years following bilateral mastectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. CASE REPORT We present the case of a 58-year-old woman who underwent a right modified mastectomy for an invasive ductal carcinoma in 2002 combined with a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy for cosmetic purposes. She presented a secondary gastric lesion 18 years later. The clinical presentation resembled perforated ulcer. The choice of gastrectomy was denied due to retrogastric and pancreatic invasion by the tumor. A laparoscopic gastric closure failed to heal the perforation. A supraumbilical laparotomy incision was performed for the placement of a Pezzer tube in the gastric perforation and the installation of a feeding jejunostomy. CONCLUSIONS This report is of a rare presentation of metastatic ductal carcinoma of the breast to the gastric mucosa associated with gastric perforation that presented 18 years after bilateral mastectomy. This case highlights the importance of obtaining a full past medical history to identify previous primary malignancy, and also is a reminder that ductal carcinoma of the breast can present with metastatic involvement in the gastrointestinal tract several months, or even years, following mastectomy.

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Breast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularBreastFemaleHumansMastectomyMiddle Aged

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PMID33828068
PMCPMC8042419
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