title: Gastric metastasis from breast carcinoma: emergency snare-ectomy for control of hemorrhage.
abstract: In a 65-year-old woman, radiological and endoscopical findings of gastric metastasis from breast carcinoma are described. Significant upper gastrointestinal bleeding necessitated an emergency gastroscopy. The ulcerated nodular lesion was bleeding and removed by diathermy loop via fiberoptic gastroscopy.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis