An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Disease: A Review of Gastric Metastasis From Breast Carcinoma

Luis Geada; Micaella Kantor; Karthik Mohan; Daniel Weingrad; Luis S Nasiff

doi:10.7759/cureus.11920

An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Disease: A Review of Gastric Metastasis From Breast Carcinoma

Cureus. 2020 Dec 5;12(12):e11920. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11920.

Authors

Luis Geada^{1

2}, Micaella Kantor³, Karthik Mohan⁴, Daniel Weingrad⁵, Luis S Nasiff³

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Miami, USA.
² Department of General Surgery, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, USA.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Palm Springs Hospital, Miami, USA.
⁴ Department of Gastroenterology, Palmetto General Hospital, Miami, USA.
⁵ Department of Surgical Oncology, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Miami, USA.

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Despite advances in screening and treatment modalities, distant metastasis still develops. Breast cancer metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract is very rare, therefore, its diagnosis, therapeutic strategies, and prognosis pose a clinical problem for clinicians. We summarize the current knowledge regarding the clinicopathological characteristics and diagnostic strategies for metastatic tumors in the stomach of breast origin.

Keywords: breast cancer; breast cancer management; breast cancer metastasis; gastric malignancy.

Publication types

Review