Solitary Esophageal Metastasis of Breast Cancer After 11 Years: A Case Report
Autor: | Berna Oksuzoglu, Aziz Karaoglu, Nilüfer Güler, Ayse Ayhan, Mustafa Erman, Ustun Aydingoz |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
Předmět: |
Oncology
Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Esophageal Neoplasms medicine.medical_treatment Breast Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Gastroenterology Diagnosis Differential Breast cancer Internal medicine Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Biopsy medicine Humans Esophagus Etoposide medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Carcinoma Ductal Breast Cancer Hematology General Medicine Middle Aged Esophageal cancer medicine.disease Immunohistochemistry Magnetic Resonance Imaging Metastatic breast cancer Radiography Radiation therapy Tamoxifen medicine.anatomical_structure Receptors Estrogen Doxorubicin Lymphatic Metastasis Female Cisplatin Deglutition Disorders Receptors Progesterone business |
Zdroj: | Medical Oncology. 19:171-176 |
ISSN: | 1357-0560 |
Popis: | A patient with dysphagia and a history of breast cancer 11 yr ago was admitted to the hospital. A tumor presumably originating from the esophagus was detected. It could not be surgically removed and biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma. The patient received radiotherapy and chemotherapy consisting of etoposide, adriamycin, and cisplatin. An unexpectedly good response was achieved and the possibility of metastatic breast cancer was reinvestigated. Biopsy specimens showed positive estrogen and progesterone receptor staining. Tamoxifen treatment was started. The patient is well after 5 yr following relapse. Solitary esophageal metastasis of breast cancer is a rare event, especially after a remission period lasting more than a decade. Dysphagia in breast cancer patients should raise the suspicion of metastatic disease as well as esophageal cancer and benign strictures. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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