Vol 12, No 5 (2016)
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Rectal metastases from breast invasive lobular carcinoma

Abdalla Saad Abdalla Al-Zawi
DOI: 10.5603/OCP.2016.0012
Oncol Clin Pract 2016;12(5):190-192.

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, accounting for 15% of all cases in both genders. One in eight women in the UK will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. We present a case of 72-year-old female with a history of left breast cancer diagnosed 13 years earlier underwent wide local excision, breast radiotherapy, and adjuvant hormonal therapy. A biopsy from the area revealed metastatic breast lobular carcinoma. Palliative chemotherapy or hormonal therapy is usually considered as the first line of treatment to control disease progression.

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