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We report a case of metastatic lobular breast carcinoma with extrahepatic gastrointestinal disease. On the basis of clinical findings, radiologic investigations, computerized axial tomography, gastrointestinal endoscopy, and gastric biopsy, the diagnosis of gastric and ileal Crohn's disease was made. The correct diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis was made at laparoscopy. This case exemplifies the utility of laparoscopy in establishing the diagnosis and staging for abdominal disease of uncertain etiology.
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Easter, D.W., Jamshidipour, R. & McQuaid, K. Laparoscopy to correctly diagnose and stage metastatic breast cancer mimicking Crohn's disease. Surg Endosc 9, 820–823 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00190090
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