title: Unexpected diagnosis of both adenocarcinoma of the colon and metastatic lobular carcinoma of the breast in the gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: Breast cancer rarely metastasises to the gastrointestinal tract. Lobular carcinoma more commonly metastasises to the uterus and appendages, peritoneum, and gastrointestinal tract than other types of breast cancer, while ductal carcinoma has a propensity to metastasise to the lungs, liver, and brain. We describe the case of a patient with no known history of breast cancer, whose primary presentation of lobular breast cancer was with malignant small intestinal and colonic strictures, with coexisting previously undiagnosed adenocarcinoma of the colon.
authors: Histopathology Department, Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Lovely Lane, Warrington WA5 1QG, UK.
authors: Tegan
authors: T
authors: Miller
authors: Carol
authors: C
authors: Ross
authors: Haitham
authors: H
authors: Al-Rawi
authors: Barry
authors: B
authors: Taylor
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Al-Jafari
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