METASTATIC BREAST-CARCINOMA INVOLVING THE GASTRIC ANTRUM AND DUODENUM- COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY APPEARANCES

Authors
ELLIOTT LA HALL GD PERREN TJ SPENCER JA
Citation
La. Elliott et al., METASTATIC BREAST-CARCINOMA INVOLVING THE GASTRIC ANTRUM AND DUODENUM- COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY APPEARANCES, British journal of radiology, 68(813), 1995, pp. 970-972
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
British journal of radiology
ISSN journal
00071285 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
813
Year of publication
1995
Pages
970 - 972
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
We describe the computed tomography (CT) appearances of three cases of antroduodenal linitis plastica metastases from breast carcinoma. Two of the three cases had biliary obstruction as a consequence and requir ed endoscopic stenting. Antroduodenal linitis plastica should be consi dered as a possible cause for jaundice in patients with breast carcino ma.