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Bilateral metastatic breast cancer as the first manifestation of ovarian cancer: Case report

  • H. Gokaslan1,*,
  • P. Yoriik2
  • T. Pekin3
  • Z. Kavak1
  • F. Eren2

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey

2Department of Pathology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200503336 Vol.26,Issue 3,May 2005 pp.336-338

Published: 10 May 2005

*Corresponding Author(s): H. Gokaslan E-mail:

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Abstract

Background: Breast metastasis from primary ovarian cancer is extremely rare. The rarity of this finding may be the reason for its common misinterpretation as primary breast carcinoma.

Design: Case report.

Setting: A university hospital.

Results: A case of a patient with primary ovarian papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma who initially presented with a solitary bilateral breast mass and abdominal distention is reported.

Conclusions: Blood-borne metastasis from the ovary to the breast can show a varied clinical picture that should be differentiated from that of primary breast carcinoma.

Keywords

Bilateral; Breast cancer; Metastatic; Ovarian cancer

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H. Gokaslan,P. Yoriik,T. Pekin,Z. Kavak,F. Eren. Bilateral metastatic breast cancer as the first manifestation of ovarian cancer: Case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2005. 26(3);336-338.

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