A case of gastric cancer metastasis to the breast in a female with BRCA2 germline mutation and literature review.

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Abstract

Gastric cancer is a deadly disease. Common sites of distant metastasis of gastric cancer are the peritoneum, liver, lymph nodes, and lung. The breast is a rare site of metastasis in gastric cancer which occurs in males dominantly.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Acta Chir Belg

Title: Acta chirurgica Belgica

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

ISSN: 0001-5458

ISSN (Print): 0001-5458

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2019

Volume: 119

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] a Center of Oncosurgery, National Cancer Institute , Vilnius , Lithuania.

[2 ] b Department of Surgery , Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea.

[3 ] c Department of Pathology , Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea.

[4 ] d Department of Internal Medicine , Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea.

Article

DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2017.1411554

PubMed ID: 29202657

SO-VID: 0ba0884e-6050-45cb-ac9e-d18e1e5c8798

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Keywords: Gastric cancer,breast metastasis

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Keywords: Gastric cancer, breast metastasis

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