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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2015; 21(14): 4408-4412
Published online Apr 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i14.4408
Published online Apr 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i14.4408
Mesorectum localization as a special kind of rectal metastasis from breast cancer
Fan Xue, Zhong-Lin Liu, Wen-Zhi Liu, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China
Qing Zhang, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China
Xiang-Nan Kong, Department of Pathology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Xue F and Liu WZ designed the report; Liu ZL and Liu WZ performed the operation; Zhang Q and Kong XN collected imageology and pathology data; Xue F performed the literature search and wrote the paper.
Supported by Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Ethics approval: The study was reviewed and approved by the Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University’s Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this paper.
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Correspondence to: Wen-Zhi Liu, PhD, Director, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China. liuwenzhi1965@163.com
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Received: October 22, 2014
Peer-review started: October 27, 2014
First decision: November 26, 2014
Revised: December 10, 2014
Accepted: January 8, 2015
Article in press: January 8, 2015
Published online: April 14, 2015
Processing time: 175 Days and 10.3 Hours
Peer-review started: October 27, 2014
First decision: November 26, 2014
Revised: December 10, 2014
Accepted: January 8, 2015
Article in press: January 8, 2015
Published online: April 14, 2015
Processing time: 175 Days and 10.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Breast cancer is the most frequent tumor in women and can metastasize to other organs following operation. The incidence of mesorectal metastasis, a special category of rectal metastases, from breast cancer has not been described before. In contrast to the rectal metastasis described in previous case reports, the lack of visible clinical symptoms makes mesorectal metastasis more difficult to be discovered and diagnosed. The radiographic and pathologic characteristics of mesorectal metastasis from breast cancer shown in this paper have not been described before.