Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Esophagus Causing Pseudoachalasia
A unique case involving a 65-year-old woman with recurrent hormone-positive, HER-2-negative breast cancer stage IV (T2N2M1) with known metastases to the bone presented with worsening dysphagia and esophageal wall thickening on imaging masquerading as achalasia. However, endosonography (EUS)-guided biopsy of the esophagus wall demonstrated metastatic breast cancer to the esophagus causing pseudoachalasia.
Authors
- Alexander Prevallet
- Franklin Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1670-665X)
- Rohit Khanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8698-5562)
- Garrett Teskey
- Walter Coyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2328-3982)
Institutions
- Scripps Mercy Hospital (US)
- Riverside Community Hospital (US)
- Scripps Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACG Case Reports Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001666
- Primary Topic
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00