Breast carcinoma metastatic to the gallbladder and urinary bladder

F.A. Herrera Jr. 1, A.H. Hassanein 1, B.C. Cosman 1,2, M. Bouvet 1

Department of Surgery 1 University of California San Diego, Moores Cancer Center; 2 Veteran Affairs Medical Center, San Diego San Diego, California (USA)

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• Oncology

We present a patient with a history of infiltrating lobular breast carcinoma that metastasized to both the biliary and urinary tract after a ten year disease-free period following mastectomy and chemoradiotherapy. The patient presented with acute cholecystitis; imaging and histopathology revealed infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the gallbladder and urinary bladder. This report emphasizes the importance of long-term follow up in patients with a history of breast cancer and maintaining a high degree of suspicion for diagnosis of metastatic disease.

Corresponding Author: Fernando A. Herrera Jr, MD; e-mail: fherrera@mednet.ucla.edu

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