Breast cancer metastasizing to the upper gastrointestinal tract (the esophagus and the stomach): A comprehensive review of the literature

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2023; 15(8): 1332-1341
Published online Aug 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i8.1332

Table 4 Hormone status and immunohistochemistry markers for patients with metastatic breast cancer to upper gastrointestinal tract

	Esophagus (%)	Stomach (%)
Tumor receptors of primary breast tumor
ER+	4 (67)	37 (88)
ER-	3 (50)	5 (12)
PRG+	2 (33)	29 (69)
PRG-	4 (67)	12 (29)
HER+	0 (0)	2 (5)
HER-	3 (50)	23 (55)
Tumor receptors and markers of gastrointestinal metastases
ER+	13 (100)	86 (57)
ER-	-	39 (26)
PRG+	9 (69)	30 (20)
PRG-	-	18 (12)
HER+	1 (8)	8 (5)
HER-	1 (8)	38 (25)
CK7+	3 (23)	25 (17)
CK20+	-	1 (1)
CK20-	3 (23)	18 (12)

Citation: Da Cunha T, Restrepo D, Abi-Saleh S, Dharan M. Breast cancer metastasizing to the upper gastrointestinal tract (the esophagus and the stomach): A comprehensive review of the literature. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2023; 15(8): 1332-1341
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v15/i8/1332.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v15.i8.1332

Da Cunha T, Restrepo D, Abi-Saleh S, Dharan M. Breast cancer metastasizing to the upper gastrointestinal tract (the esophagus and the stomach): A comprehensive review of the literature. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2023; 15(8): 1332-1341 [PMID: 37663940 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i8.1332]

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