Unmasking hidden metastasis: A case report of gastrointestinal metastasis detected a decade after breast cancer diagnosis
For patients with a history of breast cancer, the emergence of new gastrointestinal symptoms or a diagnosis of primary gastric or colorectal cancer should raise suspicion metastatic breast cancer. During the biopsy process, a comprehensive evaluation of histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses is necessary, and these results should be compared with those of primary breast cancer to ensure an accurate diagnosis.
Authors
- Haiyuan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5253-0079)
- Guoxin Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1553-4896)
- Lichao Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4692-0692)
- Ye Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3116-474X)
- Jie Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0928-3134)
- Yating Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3809-082X)
- Yiheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5474-8001)
Institutions
- North China University of Science and Technology (CN)
- North China University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000043893
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04