title: Gastric metastases from breast cancer: A report of two cases and review of literature.
abstract: Though breast cancer is a common cancer it rarely metastasizes to stomach. Lobular carcinoma is the most common histological type which presents with gastric metastases. The most common presentation is linitis plastica. Here, we would like to report two cases of invasive ductal breast cancer who presented with gastric metastases. One case presented as linitis plastica and the other as nodular growth. Both were given palliative chemotherapy and both responded partially. One patient was succumbed to death in 6 months and the other patient is surviving 7 months after diagnosis of gastric metastases. In conclusion, gastric metastases from breast cancer are rare and are associated with poor prognosis. We would like to add these cases to the literature due to its rarity.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Rachan Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vasu Reddy
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Challa
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lakshmaiah
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Champaka
authors.forename: K Govind
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Babu
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary