Localized Metastasis to Small and Large Bowel from Breast Cancer: A Case Report

cies in women and the main cause of cancer-related deaths (1). Breast cancer usually metastasizes to the lymph nodes, lung, bone, liver or brain. However, metastases to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are rare. The most frequent sites of the GI tract involved are the stomach and the small intestine, while a colonic metastases is extremely rare (2, 3). Because of its rarity and its nonspecific clinical presentation, a colonic metastasis may be easily mistaken for a double primary colonic carcinoma in patients with history of breast cancer. Nevertheless, early recognition of this metastatic disease is important because the treatment for these two diseases could vary greatly. We herein report the case of a patient with breast cancer metastases to the colon and small bowel along with a review of literature. J Korean Soc Radiol 2010;62:551-554