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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep;59(9):2344-6.
doi: 10.1007/s10620-014-3155-x. Epub 2014 Apr 20.

Gastrointestinal manifestations of breast cancer metastasis

Bing Zhang  1 , Nedret Copur-Dahi, Denise Kalmaz, Brigid S Boland
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Case Reports

Gastrointestinal manifestations of breast cancer metastasis

Bing Zhang et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest None.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Endoscopic images of gastrointestinal metastases of breast carcinoma. a Raised, erythematous erosions in the antrum of the stomach (patient 1). b Erythematous raised lesion in the sigmoid colon (patient 2). c Flat-appearing colonic polyp (patient 3)
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
High-power images from gastric biopsies (patient 1). a Gastric mucosa infiltrated by large malignant cells resembling pleomorphic lobular carcinoma (H&E stain). b Positive staining for estrogen receptor (IHC)
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