Open AccessAn uncommon case of synchronous gastric and colonic metastases from breast cancer
Author(s) -
Ben Kridis Wala,
Lajnef Mayssa,
Fki Ameni,
Belaid Laila,
Khanfir Afef
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jgh open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 2397-9070
DOI - 10.1002/jgh3.12784
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrointestinal tract , invasive lobular carcinoma , stomach , pathology , immunohistochemistry , cancer , colonoscopy , histology , breast cancer , infiltration (hvac) , signet ring cell , peritoneum , metastatic breast cancer , colorectal cancer , gastroenterology , adenocarcinoma , physics , invasive ductal carcinoma , thermodynamics
Invasive lobular carcinoma is the second‐most‐common subtype of breast cancer. It is characterized by a different metastatic pattern with a propensity to metastasize to pleura, peritoneum, gastrointestinal tract, and ovary. We report a woman with known metastatic disease outside the gastrointestinal tract who had endoscopy and colonoscopy for gastrointestinal symptoms. Extensive metastases were found in the stomach and colon with a diffuse infiltration of signet ring‐like cells at histology and immunohistochemical findings consistent with breast carcinoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of such a case from Africa.