Multiple stenoses of the small intestine by metastatic spread from breast cancer.
We present a patient who had a left mastectomy for breast cancer and 3 years later developed intestinal obstruction due to metastatic spread to the small bowel. The small bowel follow through showed multiple stenoses of the small intestine leading to a variety of differential diagnostic considerations as metastatic spread from breast cancer to the small intestine has not been convincingly documented so far.
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*