title: Esophageal metastasis from breast carcinoma associated with pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia: an unusual endoscopic diagnosis.
abstract: The clinicopathologic findings in a patient who developed dysphagia and obstruction of the middle third of the esophagus 12 years after mastectomy for breast carcinoma are presented. Endoscopic biopsy revealed metastatic breast carcinoma with pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia of the overlying esophageal mucosa. To the best of our knowledge, the case represents the first reported association between esophageal metastasis and pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia of the esophageal squamous epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Science, Ben-Curion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haim
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krugliak
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Schwartzman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benharroch
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008875:Middle Aged