INTESTINAL-OBSTRUCTION DUE TO PERITONEAL CARCINOMATOSIS IN A PATIENT WITH A SIGNET-RING CELL-CARCINOMA OF THE BREAST

The signet ring variant of lobular mammary carcinoma is aggressive and metastastises to serosal surfaces. We report a 46 years old woman pre senting with an intestinal obstruction due to a peritoneal carcinomato sis secondary to a signet ring cell carcinoma of the breast. After sur gery, the patient received chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, adriamycin, c yclophosphamide and tamoxifen). A satisfactory response, with regressi on of peritoneal carcinomatosis and a good quality of life, was achiev ed. The patient is alive after 2 years of diagnosis.