Abstract
Breast cancer usually metastasizes towards the lymph nodes, lung, bone, liver or brain; metastatic gastrointestinal involvement is rare and anal metastases are extremely rare. Necroscopic studies report a 6-18% incidence of extra-hepatic gastrointestinal metastases, and the most frequent sites of the GI tract involved are the stomach and the small intestine. We report a case with anal metastasis from breast cancer and a review of the associated literature.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 333-336 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Future Oncology |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- anal metastasis
- breast cancer
- lobular carcinoma
- metastatic pattern
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research