Breast tumour. An unusual manifestation of a carcinoma of the stomach.
A 59-year-old woman presented with an infiltration in the left breast and a large mass of enlarged lymph nodes on the left side of the neck. Radiological and histological examinations showed that the breast involvement was a mastitis carcinomatosa secondary to a carcinoma of the stomach. A review of the literature revealed ten earlier cases of metastases to the breast from a primary carcinoma of the stomach. The cases are discussed especially concerning the way of tumour spread.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach