Small intestinal metastasis from primary breast cancer: a case report and review of literature.

ABSTRACT: Small intestinal metastasis from primary breast cancer remains a rare clinical occurrence. Despite extensive research into its clinicopathological features and treatment options, the specific pathogenesis and optimal management strategies remain incompletely understood. This case report presents a patient with breast cancer that metastasized to the small intestine. The primary breast tumor was diagnosed as classic invasive lobular carcinoma. Subsequent surgical intervention successfully addressed the intestinal obstruction and confirmed the metastatic origin of the small intestinal tumor. Interestingly, the metastatic lesions exhibited features suggestive of pleomorphic lobular carcinoma. A PET-CT scan was performed to evaluate the distant metastasis status of this patient. Notably, hormon

SUBMITTER: Shen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653178 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature