Author/Authors :
Dillon, Patrick Division of Hematology/Oncology - University of Virginia - Charlottesville - VA , USA , Millard, Trish Division of Hematology/Oncology - University of Virginia - Charlottesville - VA , USA , Brenin, Christiana Division of Hematology/Oncology - University of Virginia - Charlottesville - VA , USA , Marshall, Paul Division of Hematology/Oncology - University of Virginia - Charlottesville - VA , USA , Gupta, Akriti Department of Pathology - University of Virginia - Charlottesville - VA , USA
Abstract :
Metastatic carcinomatosis to the liver is a pattern of malignant infiltration that tends to provoke hepaticfibrosis. It is a rarecomplication of multiple solid tumor types and often seen in the absence of discrete tumor mass in the liver. We report a case ofa 69-year-old woman with metastatic ductal carcinoma of the breast who presented with rising serum tumor markers andmildly cirrhotic contour of the liver on a CT scan. An early diagnosis of occult spread to the liver was made by means of apercutaneous liver biopsy showing desmoplastic response to invasive breast cancer cells found diffusely in the liver. This casehighlights a rare pattern of metastatic spread of breast cancer as well as predisposing and prognostic features
Keywords :
Radiographically Occult Carcinomatous Spread , Breast Cancer , Liver , Challenging Case
