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DOI: 10.5935/2526-8732.20200043
Invasive lobular breast carcinoma metastatic to the colon: a case report of a rare condition and its challenges
Carcinoma lobular invasivo de mama metastático para o cólon: relato de caso de uma condição rara e seus desafios
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ABSTRACT
The most common sites for metastatic breast neoplasm are the bones, lungs, liver, and central nervous system. Metastases to the gastrointestinal tract are rare and especially involve the stomach, more than to the colon. The clinical and radiological presentation of the metastatic disease usually does not aid in making the differential diagnosis between primary neoplastic lesions of the colon or rectum and metastases from breast cancer. This often results in inadequate initial treatment. The clinical, radiological and histopathological diagnoses are challenging, and immunohistochemical analyses become necessary in most cases. Therefore, publication in the medical literature of more cases like this one should be stimulated, with the aim of gaining more data on treatments that are used and hence to clarify what the best approach is, focusing especially on better quality of life and survival for these patients.
RESUMO
Os locais mais comuns de neoplasia metastática da mama são os ossos, pulmões, fígado e sistema nervoso central. As metástases do trato gastrointestinal são raras e envolvem especialmente o estômago, mais do que o cólon. A apresentação clínica e radiológica da doença metastática geralmente não ajuda a fazer o diagnóstico diferencial entre lesões neoplásicas primárias do cólon ou reto e metástases de câncer de mama. Isso geralmente resulta em tratamento inicial inadequado. Os diagnósticos clínico, radiológico e histopatológico são desafiadores, e análises imunohistoquímicas tornam-se necessárias na maioria dos casos. Portanto, deve-se estimular a publicação na literatura médica de mais casos como este, com o objetivo de se obter mais dados sobre os tratamentos que são utilizados e, assim, esclarecer qual é a melhor abordagem, com foco principalmente na melhor qualidade de vida e sobrevida destes pacientes.
Keywords:
Lobular breast carcinoma - Breast neoplasm - Neoplasm metastasis - Gastrointestinal cancer.Descritores:
Carcinoma lobular da mama - Neoplasia da mama - Metástase de neoplasia - Câncer gastrointestinal.Publikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 19. Mai 2020
Angenommen: 09. Oktober 2020
Artikel online veröffentlicht:
18. Januar 2021
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Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues, Letícia Morais Sermoud, Maria Fátima Gaui, José Ricardo Souza. Invasive lobular breast carcinoma metastatic to the colon: a case report of a rare condition and its challenges. Brazilian Journal of Oncology 2021; 17: e-20200043.
DOI: 10.5935/2526-8732.20200043
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