Metastatic lobular breast carcinoma infiltrating a uterine leiomyoma.

J Minim Invasive Gynecol

Gynecologic Oncology Associates, Newport Beach, CA 92663, USA.

Published: December 2011

Metastatic breast cancer is rarely identified in a uterine leiomyoma. Herein is reported the case of a 53-year-old patient with untreated left-sided breast cancer who later manifested abdominal symptoms and metrorrhagia. After hysterectomy, pathologic analysis revealed metastatic lobular breast carcinoma involving the uterine fundus and a leiomyoma.

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