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Carcinoma of gall bladder with distant metastasis to Brest parenchyma : report of a case and review of literature
Joint Authors
Julka, Pramod Kumar
Kumaran, Damodara
Anamalai, Manikandan
Velu, Umesh
Nambirajan, Aruna
Source
Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
Issue
Vol. 28, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.263-266, 4 p.
Publisher
Cairo University National Cancer Institute
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background : Gall bladder carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in India.
Gall bladder cancer with metastasis to the breast is very rare.
Herein we intend to report a case of carcinoma gall bladder with breast metastasis and a short review of the literature.
Methods : This report describes an interesting and unusual case of gall bladder carcinoma presenting with breast metastasis.
Case report : A 38-year lady presented with complaints of right abdominal pain.
Bilateral breast examination showed 2 _ 2 cm palpable lump in the upper outer quadrant of the left breast.
Contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen and pelvis showed circumferential thickening of gall bladder with the loss of fat plane with the adjacent liver parenchyma.
Biopsy from the breast lump was reported as metastatic adenocarcinoma compatible with primary in the gall bladder.
Whole body PET-CT showed gall bladder mass with abdominal and pelvic nodes with metastasis to liver, left breast, C7 vertebral body and left supra-clavicular node.
She was diagnosed to have disseminated carcinoma gall bladder with liver, breast and supraclavicular nodal metastasis.
She received palliative chemotherapy with gemcitabine and carboplatin and radiotherapy to C7 vertebra.
After receiving 3 cycles of chemotherapy, chemotherapy was changed to the second line with single agent capecitabine.
In spite of two lines of chemotherapy, she succumbed to disease progression and expired.
Conclusion : There are limited examples of gall bladder adenocarcinoma with simultaneous metastasis to breast in the English literature.
Our case showed an unusual dissemination of gall bladder cancer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kumaran, Damodara& Anamalai, Manikandan& Velu, Umesh& Nambirajan, Aruna& Julka, Pramod Kumar. 2016. Carcinoma of gall bladder with distant metastasis to Brest parenchyma : report of a case and review of literature. Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute،Vol. 28, no. 4, pp.263-266.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-726053
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kumaran, Damodara…[et al.]. Carcinoma of gall bladder with distant metastasis to Brest parenchyma : report of a case and review of literature. Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute Vol. 28, no. 4 (Dec. 2016), pp.263-266.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-726053
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kumaran, Damodara& Anamalai, Manikandan& Velu, Umesh& Nambirajan, Aruna& Julka, Pramod Kumar. Carcinoma of gall bladder with distant metastasis to Brest parenchyma : report of a case and review of literature. Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute. 2016. Vol. 28, no. 4, pp.263-266.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-726053
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 266
Record ID
BIM-726053