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Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 3/2019

01-09-2019 | Case Report

Esophageal Metastases from Breast Carcinoma: a Rare Delayed Metastases After 15 Years

Authors: Sumit Kumar, Ritesh Kumar, Ajay Gogia, Sudheer Arava, Madhavi Tripathi

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 3/2019

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Tumor metastasis to the esophagus is a rare occurrence. The incidence of metastasis in esophagus in malignant esophageal disease is approximately 2.7 to 7.4% [1, 2]. Most of the patients present with dysphagia and loss of weight. The clinical and radiological findings are similar to primary esophageal cancer. Histopathologically, it can be differentiated from primary and secondary malignancy. We present a rare case report of esophageal metastasis from breast cancer after a 15-year disease-free interval. We review here the characteristics of diagnostics and therapeutics for metastatic esophageal tumor, particularly from primary breast cancer. …
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Metadata
Title
Esophageal Metastases from Breast Carcinoma: a Rare Delayed Metastases After 15 Years
Authors
Sumit Kumar
Ritesh Kumar
Ajay Gogia
Sudheer Arava
Madhavi Tripathi
Publication date
01-09-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-018-0109-0

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