TY - JOUR
AR - SCR-2020-8-116
TI - A Rare Case of Metastatic Mucinous Breast Carcinoma as a First Presentation of Colon Cancer in a Male Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
AU - Zaid , Al-Ishaq
AU - Meghna , Roy
AU - B , Bickley
AU - A , Bhatnagar
AU - B , Isgar
AU - T , Sircar
JO - Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2020
DA - Tue 18, Aug 2020
SN - 2613-5965
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2020.08.16
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/a-rare-case-of-metastatic-mucinous-breast-carcinoma-as-a_SCR-2020-8-116 
KW - Mucinous, breast cancer, metastasis, colon cancer
AB - The majority of breast tumors are primary; however metastatic tumor to the breast from extramammary sites
has an incidence of 0.5 to 3% and can be misinterpreted clinically as a primary breast tumor. We report a
case of metastatic mucinous breast carcinoma as a first presentation from colon cancer in a male patient
who hasn’t had any bowel symptoms. The immunohistochemical study helped in suspecting the diagnosis,
which was then confirmed by CT scan abdomen and pelvis and endoscopic biopsy of the colonic lesion.
Management of such patients usually by palliative chemotherapy due to the aggressive nature of the disease
however, surgical intervention may be indicated in symptomatic patient or risk of tumor ulceration as in our
patient.