Case Report

Gastrointestinal Metastases from Breast Cancer: A Case Report

Authors: Moustapha Tohfe, MD, Paul Shami, MD, Georges Aftimos, MD, Michel Saade, MD

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most frequently encountered cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death. Distant metastases are present in about 60% of the patients at the time of diagnosis. 1 The lymph nodes, lung, bone, liver, peritoneal cavity, and brain are the usual sites for metastases of breast carcinoma, while gastrointestinal (GI) involvement is rare. 2 Upper GI tract metastases are more frequent than lower GI tract metastases. We herein report a case of upper and lower GI tract metastases occurring many years after the diagnosis of breast carcinoma.

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