Incidental diagnosis of breast cancer in the pursuit of the treatment of intestinal obstruction

• Main Authors: Isabel Armas (Author), Mariana Brandão (Author), Inês Guerreiro (Author), João Lobo (Author), Carla Freitas (Author), João Pinto- (Author), Joaquim Abreu de Sousa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intestinal lipomatosis is rare and often asymptomatic but can present with intestinal obstruction. Occasionally, metastatic breast cancer is identified in the ovary before a breast primary is discovered. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman diagnosed with synchronous intestinal obstruction due...