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Gall bladder metastasis from breast cancer masquerading symptomatic cholelithiasis

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Nair, MS

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Publication details: 2012Uniform titles:

Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer

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Summary: Metastatic deposits from breast carcinoma are commonlyfound in the lungs, bone and the liver, but extremely rarelyin the gall bladder. To the best of our knowledge, there areonly seven published cases of breast cancer metastasising tothe gall bladder in English literature to date. This case isunique, as our patient was disease free for 5 years, and thelongest reported survival after laparoscopic cholecystectomyfor gall bladder metastasis from breast carcinoma.

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Metastatic deposits from breast carcinoma are commonlyfound in the lungs, bone and the liver, but extremely rarelyin the gall bladder. To the best of our knowledge, there areonly seven published cases of breast cancer metastasising tothe gall bladder in English literature to date. This case isunique, as our patient was disease free for 5 years, and thelongest reported survival after laparoscopic cholecystectomyfor gall bladder metastasis from breast carcinoma.

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