Case Report

A Very Rare Reason for Gastric Perforation, Caused by Gastric Metastasis of Breast Cancer: Case Presentation

10.5152/ejbh.2018.4285

  • Sertaç Ata Güler
  • Turgay Şimşek
  • Gökhan Pösteki
  • Alican Güreşin
  • Saffet Çınar
  • Umut Onbaşılar
  • Nuh Zafer Cantürk

Received Date: 19.07.2018 Accepted Date: 02.10.2018 Eur J Breast Health 2019;15(1):59-62

Breast cancer is the mostly seen malignancy of women. Breast cancer causes lung, bone, liver and brain metastasis. On the other hand, gastric metastasis of breast cancer is a rarely seen metastasis. For this reason, it may be misdiagnosed or diagnosed after its morbid or mortal complications occurred. This may also result as a delay of breast cancers primary treatment. If occurred the best tool is immunohistochemical panels especially gross cystic disease fluid protein 15 (GCDFP-15) for exact diagnosis. In our case, a gastric metastasis of breast cancer is presented which was admitted with the acute abdominal findings caused by its result as gastric perforation and diagnosed by GCDFP-15 immunohistochemical panel.

Keywords: Breast cancer, gastric metastasis, gastric perforation, gross cystic disease fluid protein 15 (GCDFP-15)