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Breast Cancer
Research from University of Palermo, Medical Department yields new findings on breast cancer
December 25th, 2008
"Breast cancer is the most frequent malignant tumour to metastasize into the gastrointestinal tract in female and is second only to malignant melanoma. Nevertheless gastrointestinal metastases arising from breast cancer are quite rare," scientists writing in the World Journal of Surgical Oncology report. "The upper gastrointestinal tract is more frequently involved and lobular infiltrating carcinoma has a greater predilection compared to the ductal type. Case presentation: The authors describe the case of a 70 years old woman with a preoperative diagnosis of gastric undifferentiated medullary - type carcinoma, which was the first manifestation of an occult breast...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-12-25)
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