Lobular carcinoma of the breast. Uncommon clinical presentation. Case Report

Authors

  • Arletis Ferrer Pérez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”,Villa Clara
  • Johamel Ramos Valdés Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara
  • Kenia González Várcarcel Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara
  • Amaury Bendoyro Madrigal Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara
  • Daniany Hernández González Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara
  • Ramón Pérez Masa Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara
  • José Luis LLovera Rodríguez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara
  • Ariel Pérez García Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara
  • Hector García Delgado Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Keywords:

breast neoplasms, carcinoma, lobular, neoplasm metastasis

Abstract

A female patient of 44-year old with history of being an inveterate smoker, with systemic erythematosus lupus without follow up and uterine fibromatosis with Gynecobstetric hospital admission. On the occasion of death, she was admitted with  lengthy febrile syndrome accompanied  with gastrointestinal bleeding, requiring transfusion, abscess was found in gluteal region justifying the febrile syndrome, treating her with antibiotics and improvement of this. she remained with bleeding that was increasing, hemochemical, bacteriological, immunological and endoscopic studies was performed, the same as  exploratory laparotomy without specifying the reason of bleeding. she died after bleeding large amount with hypovolemic shock confirming in the necropsy a lobular carcinoma of the breast classical variant metastases walls of small and large intestines. Lobular carcinoma is within tumors more frequently metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract.

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Author Biographies

Arletis Ferrer Pérez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”,Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Anatomía Patológica. Profesora Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

Johamel Ramos Valdés, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de II Grado en Anatomía Patológica. Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

Kenia González Várcarcel, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Residente de Anatomía Patológica.

Amaury Bendoyro Madrigal, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Interna

Daniany Hernández González, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Cirugía General

Ramón Pérez Masa, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Cirugía General

José Luis LLovera Rodríguez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Cirugía General

Ariel Pérez García, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Cirugía General

Hector García Delgado, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Cirugía General

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Ferrer Pérez A, Ramos Valdés J, González Várcarcel K, Bendoyro Madrigal A, Hernández González D, Pérez Masa R, et al. Lobular carcinoma of the breast. Uncommon clinical presentation. Case Report. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 12 [cited 2025 Jul. 14];9(2):83-9. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/265

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2015): April-June

Section

Clinicopathological Sessions

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