Breast metastasis from gastric signet ring cell carcinoma, mimicking inflammatory carcinoma. A case report.
We report a case of breast metastasis of signet ring cell gastric cancer clinically presented as a primary inflammatory carcinoma. Metastases to the breast are uncommon; review of the literature demonstrated only 300 cases. The clinical and radiographic features of the metastatic lesion were unlike those reported in the literature. Although a primary signet ring cell breast carcinoma were described, the pathologic patterns of the breast lesion, here reported, lead us to conclude this was a metastasis and not another primary tumor.
Cavazzini
G
G
Medical Oncology Department, Ospedale Civile Carlo Poma, Mantova, Italy.
Colpani
F
F
Cantore
M
M
Aitini
E
E
Rabbi
C
C
Taffurelli
M
M
Pari
F
F
Bellomi
A
A
Bertuzzi
A
A
Smerierl
F
F
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*