Bilateral metastatic breast cancer as the first manifestation of ovarian cancer: Case report

Background: Breast metastasis from primary ovarian cancer is extremely rare. The rarity of this finding may be the reason for its common misinterpretation as primary breast carcinoma.

Design: Case report.

Setting: A university hospital.

Results: A case of a patient with primary ovarian papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma who initially presented with a solitary bilateral breast mass and abdominal distention is reported.

Conclusions: Blood-borne metastasis from the ovary to the breast can show a varied clinical picture that should be differentiated from that of primary breast carcinoma.

Bilateral; Breast cancer; Metastatic; Ovarian cancer

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