Radiographically Occult Carcinomatous Spread of Breast Cancer to the Liver: A Challenging Case
Joint Authors
Millard, Trish
Gupta, Akriti
Brenin, Christiana
Marshall, Paul
Dillon, Patrick
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Metastatic carcinomatosis to the liver is a pattern of malignant infiltration that tends to provoke hepatic fibrosis.
It is a rare complication of multiple solid tumor types and often seen in the absence of discrete tumor mass in the liver.
We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with metastatic ductal carcinoma of the breast who presented with rising serum tumor markers and mildly cirrhotic contour of the liver on a CT scan.
An early diagnosis of occult spread to the liver was made by means of a percutaneous liver biopsy showing desmoplastic response to invasive breast cancer cells found diffusely in the liver.
This case highlights a rare pattern of metastatic spread of breast cancer as well as predisposing and prognostic features.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Millard, Trish& Gupta, Akriti& Brenin, Christiana& Marshall, Paul& Dillon, Patrick. 2019. Radiographically Occult Carcinomatous Spread of Breast Cancer to the Liver: A Challenging Case. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141986
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Millard, Trish…[et al.]. Radiographically Occult Carcinomatous Spread of Breast Cancer to the Liver: A Challenging Case. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141986
American Medical Association (AMA)
Millard, Trish& Gupta, Akriti& Brenin, Christiana& Marshall, Paul& Dillon, Patrick. Radiographically Occult Carcinomatous Spread of Breast Cancer to the Liver: A Challenging Case. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141986
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141986