Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Acute Abdomen: A Rare Presentation of Breast Cancer

A. Anniestan *

Professorial Surgical Unit, Teaching Hospital Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

K. B. Galketiya

Professorial Surgical Unit, Teaching Hospital Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

A. B. Jayathilake

Professorial Surgical Unit, Teaching Hospital Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

E. R. I. A. N. D. Ranasinghe

Department of Radiology, Teaching Hospital Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

P. B. Hewavithana

Department of Radiology, Teaching Hospital Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

With increased awareness, established screening programs and investigating early of symptoms, breast cancer is often detected at early stages. But some present with local and/or distant metastasis. Few have unusual presentations.

This case history is of a patient with breast cancer who presented with an acute abdomen, a paraneoplastic syndrome.

Keywords: Breast malignancy, rare presentation, acute abdomen.

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