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Breast Cancer
Study findings from W.Y. Wong et al provide new insights into breast cancer
April 17th, 2008
According to a study from Singapore, Singapore, "Distant spread from breast cancer commonly involves the bones, lungs, and liver." "Metastatic involvement of the peritoneum is rare, m most cases detected only on computed tomography (CT) performed to evaluate clinical or biochemical disease progression. Several reports in the literature have described the uptake of bone-seeking radiopharmaceuticals by peritoneal metastases, the majority in the context of a primary osteogenic sarcoma, or ovarian cancer," wrote W.Y. Wong and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "We describe a 64-year-old woman with recurrent breast cancer presenting with contralateral...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-17)
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