Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer

Sami Khairy; Ayman Azzam; Shamayel Mohammed; Kausar Suleman; Abdurahman Khawaji; Tarek Amin

doi:10.1155/2015/605719

Case Reports in Surgery (Jan 2015)

Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer

Sami Khairy,
Ayman Azzam,
Shamayel Mohammed,
Kausar Suleman,
Abdurahman Khawaji,
Tarek Amin

Affiliations

Sami Khairy: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
Ayman Azzam: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Shamayel Mohammed: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
Kausar Suleman: Department Medical Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
Abdurahman Khawaji: Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
Tarek Amin: Department of Surgical Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/605719
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2015

Abstract

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The metastatic breast cancer to the duodenum is rare in spite of common breast cancer. In this paper, we are reporting a rare case of 50-year-old lady who presented with intestinal obstruction as result of metastatic breast cancer which completely responds to chemotherapy. The tumor presents again as brain metastasis after stop of Herceptin due to cardiac toxicity.

Published in Case Reports in Surgery

ISSN: 2090-6900 (Print); 2090-6919 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cris/

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