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A Biliary Recurrence of a Breast Cancer: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Oncology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Oncology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Radiology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Hepatogastroenterology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Anatomical Pathology and Cytology Laboratory, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Anatomical Pathology and Cytology Laboratory, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Hepatogastroenterology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Hepatogastroenterology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Radiology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Oncology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- 1 Oncology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- 2 Oncology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- 3 Radiology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- 4 Hepatogastroenterology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- 5 Anatomical Pathology and Cytology Laboratory, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- 6 Anatomical Pathology and Cytology Laboratory, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- 7 Hepatogastroenterology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- 8 Hepatogastroenterology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- 9 Radiology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
- 10 Oncology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Journal of Cancer Therapy·Volume 08 (2017)·Pages 296–301·Published 6 March 2017·DOI10.4236/jct.2017.83025
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Abstract
A 51-year-old female with a history of radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection, adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation for a breast cancer was referred to the emergency room due to cholangitis. A CT scan showed a common bile duct mass invading the duodenum. After bile draining, the investigations led to an undifferentiated carcinoma with positive hormonal receptors. The diagnosis of a breast cancer recurrence was established and the patient was commenced on taxane therapy.
KeywordsBreast CancerRecurrenceCholangitisBiliary TumorMetastasisHormonal ReceptorsChemotherapy
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