Invasive lobular carcinoma metastasis mimicking primary gastric signet ring cell carcinoma

Ryuhei Jinushi; Tomoaki Tashima; Ryo Sato; Tomonori Kawasaki; Shomei Ryozawa

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6953

Invasive lobular carcinoma metastasis mimicking primary gastric signet ring cell carcinoma

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Feb 21;11(2):e6953. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6953. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Ryuhei Jinushi^{1

2}, Tomoaki Tashima¹, Ryo Sato¹, Tomonori Kawasaki³, Shomei Ryozawa¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology Saitama Medical University International Medical Center Saitama Japan.
² Department of Gastroenterology Medicine Center Shonan Kamakura General Hospital Kamakura Japan.
³ Department of Pathology Saitama Medical University International Medical Center Saitama Japan.

Abstract

The endoscopic findings of gastric metastases from breast carcinoma are nonspecific, and often difficult to distinguish from primary gastric signet ring cell carcinoma. Therefore, pathological findings are key to diagnosis.

Keywords: breast neoplasms; carcinoma; immunohistochemistry; neoplasm metastasis; signet ring cell.

Publication types

Case Reports