Rectal Metastases of Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report.
Emilia Virginia Lima Curvelo FontesNataliê Almeida SilvaLister Arruda Modesto Dos SantosVitorino Modesto Dos SantosPublished in: Archives of Iranian medicine (2021)
The scarcely reported hematogenous rectal metastases from breast cancer are rare and the diagnosis is challenging. They may be recognized before, concomitantly with, or after the diagnosis of the primary site of breast cancer. Invasive lobular cancer is the histological type more frequently described, and most of the affected patients have a late diagnosis. Tardive recognition is associated with poor outcomes, despite the management options. Endoscopic and imaging evaluations, mainly magnetic resonance studies, are useful, but the anatomopathological findings are mandatory to confirm the diagnostic hypothesis. We describe a middle-aged woman with advanced rectal metastases of unsuspected breast cancer found during the evaluation of manifestations due to intestinal implants. One must highlight long-term follow-up of breast cancers even if seeming in remission. The aim of this report is to enhance the suspicion index of primary health care workers.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance
- end stage renal disease
- middle aged
- rectal cancer
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- high resolution
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- ultrasound guided
- computed tomography
- case report
- type diabetes
- disease activity
- young adults
- mass spectrometry
- breast cancer risk
- weight loss
- skeletal muscle
- lymph node metastasis