Synchronous Orbital and Gastrointestinal Metastases from Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of Literature
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Fiona Tsang; Sreelakshmi Mallappa; Robert Reichert; Veronica Grassi; Ramawad Soobrah; Hassan Hirji
- Source
- Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, Vol 2015 (2015)
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain
genetic structures
business.industry
Case Report
Disease
lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
medicine.disease
Bioinformatics
Malignancy
lcsh:RC254-282
eye diseases
Breast cancer
Oncology
Blurred vision
medicine
Radiology
medicine.symptom
Orbit (control theory)
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 2090-6714
2090-6706
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. With the advent of improved imaging techniques and screening programmes, only a small proportion of women present with metastatic disease. Metastases involving the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and orbit are rare occurrences. We describe the case of a woman with simultaneous GI and orbital metastases from breast cancer who initially presented with abdominal pain and blurred vision and also summarise a review of the literature.