title: Invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast presenting successively with colonic and gastric metastases.
abstract: Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract by metastases from invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast is well recognised. We report a unique case where, four years after the initial management of the primary breast disease, the patient developed colonic metastases followed by a disease-free interval of two years and then presented with gastric metastases. The patient responded successfully to first- and second-line chemotherapeutic agents on both occasions and is currently being maintained on third-line hormonal therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Last
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinkfield
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000077384:Anastrozole; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009570:Nitriles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D009570:Nitriles; D014230:Triazoles; D000077384:Anastrozole; D004317:Doxorubicin