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Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound in a Diagnostic Dilemma: Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Stomach
Joint Authors
Singh, Shailender
Fisher, Kurt
Ulmer, Laura L.
Cormier, Ian
Jha, Lokesh K.
Hewlett, Alexander T.
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 55-year-old woman presented with persistent nausea, vomiting, and weight loss previously attributed to Ménétrier’s disease.
On further workup, she was found to have metastatic lobular breast carcinoma causing gastric outlet obstruction, diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration after previous gastric mucosal biopsies were unremarkable.
In most reported cases of gastric metastasis from breast cancer, a diagnosis was established by mucosal biopsy.
This case is an important reminder that mucosal biopsies can be negative in about 20% of patients with gastric metastasis, which may lead to a delay in diagnosis and treatment.
Gastroenterologists should be diligent in taking deeper biopsies if there is a suspicion for gastric metastasis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ulmer, Laura L.& Cormier, Ian& Jha, Lokesh K.& Singh, Shailender& Fisher, Kurt& Hewlett, Alexander T.. 2018. Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound in a Diagnostic Dilemma: Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Stomach. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143436
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ulmer, Laura L.…[et al.]. Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound in a Diagnostic Dilemma: Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Stomach. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143436
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ulmer, Laura L.& Cormier, Ian& Jha, Lokesh K.& Singh, Shailender& Fisher, Kurt& Hewlett, Alexander T.. Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound in a Diagnostic Dilemma: Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Stomach. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143436
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143436