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Breast Cancer
Research on breast cancer published by scientists at University of Athens, Medical Department
February 19th, 2009
"Extragenital carcinomas secondarily involving the uterus are very rare and they usually occur as a manifestation of widespread disease. When the metastases involve the endometrium in a diffuse, permeative pattern, sparing the glands, they may cause problems in the diagnosis," scientists writing in the journal Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics report. "A case of metastatic carcinoma to the endometrium with a decidua-like pattern is reported. The patient had a history of breast carcinoma and presented with vaginal bleeding. The pathologic findings in the uterine curettings raised the differential diagnosis between metastatic breast carcinoma and non-neoplastic...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-19)
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