International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2013  |  Volume : 2  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 35--36

Breast metastasis from carcinoma of gall bladder


Ajaz Ahmad Malik1, Mohd Lateef Wani2, Shadab Nabi Wani2, Rais Ahmad Malik3, Tariq Rasool Malik4 
1 Department of General Surgery Sher i Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2 Department of CVTS, Sher i Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
3 Department of Pathology, Sher i Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
4 Department of Radiotherapy, Sher i Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Correspondence Address:
Mohd Lateef Wani
Department of CVTS, Sher i Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
India

Carcinoma of gall bladder has early lymphatic and haematogenous spread. Most common extra abdominal site of metastasis is the lung. Metastasis to breast from carcinoma of breast is very rare. Our case describes an interesting case of carcinoma of gall bladder metastising to breast. A 50-year-old female presented to our outpatient department with a small nodule on upper outer quadrant of left breast. Patient had a history of cholecystectomy done for symptomatic gall stones 2 years back. Histopathological examination of the gall bladder specimen showed adenocarcinoma of the gall bladder with invasion to lamina propria. No additional treatment was offered to the patient. The breast nodule was excised and sent for histopathological examination. Histopathological examination revealed metastising adenocarcinoma. Patient was subjected to palliative chemotherapy (Gamcitabine and carboplatin). However, patient died of hepatic encephalopathy after 5 months. Our case reports an unusual site of metastasis from carcinoma of gall bladder which is very rare.


How to cite this article:
Malik AA, Wani ML, Wani SN, Malik RA, Malik TR. Breast metastasis from carcinoma of gall bladder.Int J Health Allied Sci 2013;2:35-36


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Malik AA, Wani ML, Wani SN, Malik RA, Malik TR. Breast metastasis from carcinoma of gall bladder. Int J Health Allied Sci [serial online] 2013 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];2:35-36
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