Rectal Carcinoma-Associated Metastasis to the Breast: A Case Report January-March 2014, Volume 01, Number 1
Germán Calderillo-Ruiz, Roberto Herrera-Goepfert, Consuelo Díaz-Romero, Horacio Noé Lopez-Basave, Erika Ruiz-García, Elizabeth Trejo-Duran and Marytere Herrera Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute (INCan), Mexico City, Mexico
We report a case of carcinoma originating in the rectum that, during the disease course, presented metastasis in both mammary glands. Metastases to the breast are rare, and among those observed with greatest frequency are lymphoma-related infiltration, melanoma, and sarcomas. The presence of metastasis of rectal carcinoma in the breast is an unusual event.
Key words:
Rectal carcinoma. Breast. Metastasis.