A case of breast cancer metastatic to the head of the pancreas

Tadashi Nomizu1,2, Naoto Katagata2, Takanori Matsuoka1,2, Satoshi Suzuki1,2, Tomonori Yabuta2,1, Fumiaki Watanabe2, Yoshio Yamaki2, Takeo Saito3, Atsuo Tsuchiya1, Rikiya Abe1
1The Second Department of Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima
2Departments of Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima
3Departments of Pathology, Hoshi General Hospital Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima

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A case of breast cancer that metastasized to the head of the pancreas 6 years and 8 months after mastectomy is reported. The pancreas head metastasis was associated with general fatigue and obstructive jaundice. The serum levels of CEA, CA15-3 and NCC-ST-439, tumor markers of breast cancer, were within normal limits, but CA15-3 was immunohistochemically demonstrated in the resected metastatic lesion, in a manner similar to lobular carcinoma of the breast.

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