Metastasis to the breast from an adenocarcinoma of the colon

Metastases to the breast from extramammary malignancies are rare. We report a case of metastasis to the breast from a colonic adenocarcinoma in a 50‐year‐old man who was 6 years status after a right hemicolectomy for T3N1M1 adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon. Sonographic evaluation of the right b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical ultrasound 2009-05, Vol.37 (4), p.239-241
Hauptverfasser: Ho, Yvonne Y., Lee, Wai‐Kit
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Zusammenfassung:Metastases to the breast from extramammary malignancies are rare. We report a case of metastasis to the breast from a colonic adenocarcinoma in a 50‐year‐old man who was 6 years status after a right hemicolectomy for T3N1M1 adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon. Sonographic evaluation of the right breast lump showed a hypoechoic mass with slightly irregular margins, but there was no internal vascularity. Chest CT also documented a poorly enhancing suspicious mass in the right breast. The diagnosis of adenocarcinoma metastasis to the breast was achieved with sonographically guided core biopsy. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2009
ISSN:0091-2751
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DOI:10.1002/jcu.20490