Klatskin Tumor and Brain Metastasis in a Breast Cancer Patient: Case Report

Introduction: Breast cancer is the principal cause of death in women worldwide, classified based on the expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone, and ERBB2. Klatskin tumor is rare and originates in the bifurcation of the extrahepatic bile duct.Case presentation: A 60 years old female patient diagnosed with stage IIIB breast cancer presents right hemiplegia secondary to metastatic brain injury, initially classified as neurocysticercosis. After one year and seven months, she developed cholestatic jaundice, whose clinical evaluation allows Klatskin tumor evidence through cholangioresonance.Discussion: The present case is about a patient with multiple metastases secondary to breast cancer. Including, in the same way, a Klatskin tumor, which was discovered after a cholestatic syndrome.Conclusions: Few cases in the literature register metastatic processes towards bile ducts originating from infiltrating ductal carcinoma; however, it is essential to report for clinical evidence and study of the literature.

• Glavni autor: Suntaxi-Basantes, Leslie (author)
• Daljnji autori: Cevallos T, Jenifer (author), Ramírez M, Anabel (author), Medina, D Solange (author), Cevallos Barrera, Edwin Efraín (author)
• Format: article
• Jezik: spa
• Izdano: 2020
• Teme: Tumor de Klatskin; Neoplasias de la Mama; Hemiplejía; Metástasis de la Neoplasia; Klatskin Tumor; Breast Neoplasms; Hemiplegia; Neoplasm Metastasis
• Online pristup: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/CIENCIAS_MEDICAS/article/view/2644