Yonsei Med J.  2000 Oct;41(5):669-672. 10.3349/ymj.2000.41.5.669.

Radiologic findings of metastatic signet ring cell carcinoma to the breast from stomach

• Kwak JY
• Kim EK
• Oh KK

• KMID: 1062249
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2000.41.5.669

Abstract

Two Korean women (41 and 23-years of age) presented with painful breast enlargement and redness. The involved breast was confirmed as metastatic signet ring cell carcinoma. Although metastatic signet ring cell carcinoma of the breast shows similar clinical symptoms to inflammatory breast cancer, the difference between the two is that this malignancy showed no microcalcifications or mass on radiographic findings (mammograms and US). Therefore, after the confirmation of signet ring cell carcinoma of the breast has been made, metastatic signet ring cell carcinoma should be considered if there are no microcalcifications or masses evident on radiographic findings.

Keyword

Breast cancer-breast metastasis-signet ring cell carcinoma; metastasis-mammography-ultrasonography

MeSH Terms

Adult
Breast Neoplasms/secondary*
Breast Neoplasms/radiography*
Breast Neoplasms/pathology
Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell/secondary*
Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell/radiography*
Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell/radiography*
Case Report
Female
Human
Stomach Neoplasms/pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography