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Signet ring carcinoma of the breast often metastasizes to gastrointestinal tract and female genital tract. We report clinicopathologic features of 10 breast carcinomas with signet ring features, five of which had unusual metastatic patterns. The primary breast tumor in all these cases was lobular carcinoma. Although signet ring cells were prominent in metastatic sites, the primary tumor lacked signet ring cells in two cases. A linitis plastica-like presentation and presence of signet ring cells in gastric metastases raised a strong possibility of primary gastric carcinoma in three cases. The monoclonal antibody to gross cystic disease fluid protein (GCDFP-15) was positive in signet ring cell-rich areas in the primary breast tumor (8/10) and/or in the metastases in all cases. For comparison we studied GCDFP-15 immunoreactivity in 10 infiltrating lobular and 10 infiltrating ductal breast carcinomas with no obvious signet ring cells, and in 14 signet ring carcinomas from other sites (10 gastric, 2 prostatic, 2 colonic). The gastric, colonic, and one prostatic signet ring carcinoma were nonreactive. One prostatic signet ring carcinoma exhibited focal but unequivocal positivity with GCDFP-15. The cases of this report reinforce the concept that signet ring carcinoma of the breast is usually a variant of lobular carcinoma and not a distinct entity. Signet ring cell predominance in metastases, even in the absence of signet ring cells in the primary tumor, attest to the morpho-functional heterogeneity of lobular carcinoma. GCDFP-15 is a sensitive marker for signet ring breast carcinoma and a very useful adjunct tool in the diagnosis of metastatic signet ring carcinoma of mammary origin.
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PMID:Signet ring variant of lobular carcinoma of the breast: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study. 824 6

We report on 3 cases of prostatic carcinoma presenting with a predominant intravesical mass as to simulate clinically and macroscopically a primary tumor of the urinary bladder. The patients were 65, 66, and 68 years old and presented with dysuria and micturition. All patients had a medical history of a prostatic adenocarcinoma diagnosed between 5 and 7 years earlier and treated conservatively. Because of instrumental evidence of a large urinary bladder mass, 2 patients underwent radical cystoprostatectomy based on suspicions for a primary urothelial tumor. Either cystoscopic or direct specimen inspection revealed a lobulated, yellow-tan, and polypoid lesion with a broad implant in the trigonal bladder area in 1 case and a mixed, polypoid, and diffuse linitis plastica-like infiltration of the bladder wall in the other 2 cases. Microscopically, sections of tumor mass as well as from the prostate featured a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma compatible with the prostatic origin. Tumor cells were positive for prostate-specific antigen and prostatic acid phosphatase. Our cases suggest that an extensive polypoid growth pattern may be added to those patterns customarily observed in presenting prostatic carcinomas, raising treatment and diagnostic challenges.
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PMID:Intravesical botryoid adenocarcinoma of the prostate: report of an unusual growth pattern of prostatic carcinoma simulating a urinary bladder tumor. 1802 25

Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with gastric cancer. The aim of the current study was to provide reliable population-based data on the incidence, risk factors and prognosis of PC of gastric origin. All patients diagnosed with gastric cancer in the area of the Eindhoven Cancer Registry between 1995 and 2011 were included. Incidence and survival were computed and risk factors for peritoneal carcinomatosis were determined using multivariate logistic regression analysis. In total, 5,220 patients were diagnosed with gastric cancer, of whom 2,029 (39%) presented with metastatic disease. PC was present in 706 patients (14%) of whom 491 patients (9%) had PC as the only metastatic site. Younger age (<60 years), female gender, advanced T- and N-stage, primary tumor of signet ring cells or linitis plastica and primary tumors covering multiple anatomical locations of the stomach were all associated with a higher odds ratios of developing PC. Median survival of patients without metastases was 14 months, but only 4 months for patients with PC. PC is a frequent condition in patients presenting with gastric cancer, especially in younger patients with advanced tumor stages. Given the detrimental influence of PC on survival, efforts should be undertaken to further explore the promising results that were obtained in preventing or treating this condition with multimodality strategies.
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PMID:Peritoneal carcinomatosis of gastric origin: a population-based study on incidence, survival and risk factors. 2383 47

Rectal linitis is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis that may be seen as a primary tumor or in association with gastric linitis plastica. In this article we describe the morphological appearance on CT and magnetic resonance imaging, which is typical. We also discuss the oncologic management, which is not well defined, including the potential value of neo-adjuvant treatment.
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PMID:Primary rectal linitis: a rare clinical condition. 2550 Feb

Breast cancer metastases to the gastrointestinal tract are rare, with a median time interval from the diagnosis of the primary tumor to metastasis up to 7 years. The stomach is the most frequent metastatic site and invasive lobular carcinoma is the type with the highest affinity to the digestive system. We report the case of an 84-year-old female patient, with a past medical history 20 years earlier of invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast, who presented for dyspepsia. Upper endoscopy revealed hypertrophic gastric folds compatible with primary linitis plastica. Histology showed proliferation of malignant poorly cohesive cells. Immunohistochemistry stain showed intense positivity of estrogen receptors and anti-GATA-binding protein 3 nuclear antibodies, and absence of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. These findings confirmed the diagnosis of a metachronous metastasis of the invasive lobular breast adenocarcinoma. Considering metastases from breast cancer is crucial when patients with any subtle gastric symptom and a past medical history of invasive lobular adenocarcinoma of the breast seek medical advice, even though more than 20 years after primary breast cancer. Immunohistochemistry is the key to final diagnosis as these lesions can endoscopically and histologically mimic primary linitis plastica.
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PMID:Gastric Metastasis Mimicking Linitis Plastica 20 Years after Primary Breast Cancer. A Case Report. 3057 31