BREAST-CANCER METASTATIC TO THE GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT

The clinical course of patients with breast cancer is often protracted with metastases presenting a considerable time after initial diagnosi s and surgical intervention. Whilst specific common patterns of tumour dissemination may be anticipated and readily recognised, more unusual sites may present with confusing symptoms seemingly unconnected to th e breast primary. This report documents two cases of primary breast ca ncer metastatic to the gastrointestinal tract presenting to one surgic al unit.