title: [Anasarca as presentation of lobular breast carcinoma].
abstract: Metastatic tumors in the small intestine are rare. The most commonly implicated primitive tumors are malignant melanoma, lung cancer and colon cancer. Few cases of metastasis to the intestine as the first manifestation of metastasis have been described. We present a case of metastasis to the intestine of lobular breast carcinoma 9 years after surgical resection of the primary tumor. Metastasis presented as anasarca. Ray small bowel series revealed ileal stenosis. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic analysis following surgical resection of the affected intestinal segment.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico, Universitat de Valencia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Flor-Lorente
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Burgués
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Flor-Civera
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Oliver
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged