Case Report
Triple negative invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast presents as small bowel obstruction

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Highlights

  • Metastatic breast carcinoma rarely spreads to the Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT).

  • GIT breast carcinoma rarely has triple: ER, PR and HER2-neu negative histology.

  • We report a case of triple negative breast carcinoma that spread to the jejunum.

  • This is the first reported case in the U.S.

Abstract

Metastasis from breast carcinoma to the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is very uncommon. To date, only a few cases have been described worldwide. Of those which do metastasize to the GIT, only estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and HER2-neu receptor positive cancers have been reported and none have been mentioned in the U.S. We report a case of a 70-year-old white female with history of triple negative lobular carcinoma eight years earlier who presented with solitary jejunal mass causing obstruction.

Keywords

Triple
Negative
Lobular
Carcinoma
Breast
Jejunum

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