Journal of Cancer (Jan 2011)

Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Bilateral Breasts and Ovaries from Gastrointestinal Tract in a Young Breastfeeding Female - A Case Report

  • QingPing Jiang, Shaoyan Liu, Hanzhen Xiong, Juan Pen, Kuan Cai, YueXin Yang, ZhongTang Xiong

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 484 – 489

Abstract

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We report a case of a metastatic signet ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) of gastrointestinal tract. The case is very rare because gastrointestinal tract SRCC was metastatic to bilateral breasts and ovaries (Krukenberg tumor) in the same young woman almost synchronously under breastfeeding condition. Though the primary site was not detected, IHC results fully verified that the tumor originated from gastrointestinal tract. The severe situation of the patient was believed to be connected to her high estrogen hormone.