Metastasis to the breast from cecum carcinoma. Case report and review of the literature.
Primary malignant tumors of the breast are the most frequently occurring neoplasms in women whereas breast metastases are rare. We report the first case, in literature, of metastasis within the breast resulting from a previous cecum carcinoma. We discuss the case and review the literature.
Meloni
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Institute of Radiology, University of Sassari, Italy.
Dessole
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Capobianco
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Becchere
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Nonnis
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D014463:Ultrasonography
D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen