Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Stomach Resembling Early Gastric Cancer
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Breast cancer metastasis to the stomach resembling early gastric cancer.
Breast cancer metastases to the stomach are infrequent, with an estimated incidence rate of approximately 0.3%. Gastric metastases usually are derived from lobular rather than from ductal breast cancer. The most frequent type of a breast cancer metastasis as seen on endoscopy to the stomach is linitis plastica; features of a metastatic lesion that resemble early gastric cancer (EGC) are extreme...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Research and Treatment
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1598-2998
DOI: 10.4143/crt.2008.40.4.207