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. 2012 Mar;8(3):333-6.
doi: 10.2217/fon.12.9.

Anal metastasis from breast cancer: a case report and review of the literature

Annamaria Bochicchio  1 , Alfredo Tartarone, Orazio Ignomirelli, Giuseppe Latorre, Rodolfo Cangiano, Giuseppina Gallucci, Mariarosa Coccaro, Elisa Feudale, Michele Aieta
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Anal metastasis from breast cancer: a case report and review of the literature

Annamaria Bochicchio et al. Future Oncol. 2012 Mar.

Abstract

Breast cancer usually metastasizes towards the lymph nodes, lung, bone, liver or brain; metastatic gastrointestinal involvement is rare and anal metastases are extremely rare. Necroscopic studies report a 6-18% incidence of extra-hepatic gastrointestinal metastases, and the most frequent sites of the GI tract involved are the stomach and the small intestine. We report a case with anal metastasis from breast cancer and a review of the associated literature.

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