3. Discussion
Signet ring carcinoma of the breast, has previously been de- fined as a subtype of mucin producing carcinomas, however it's no longer considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to represent a distinct entity [3,4] Presence of signet ring adenocarcinoma in the breast can be seen in two broad categories of tumors i.e. primary and metastatic carcinoma, so in every signet ring adenocarcinoma of the breast primary breast signet ring adenocarcinoma should be considered as the first diagnosis, because signet ring cells can be seen in different histological types of invasive breast carcinoma (ductal, lobular, metaplastic and mucinous) [3–5]. On the other hand, breast metastasis from extra mammary sites is rare and less than 400 cases have been reported during the last 25 years in the English literature and overall metastatic tumors of the breast consist of only 2.7% of all breast tumors [2]. Metastasis of gastrointestinal tumors including colon to the breast is even more uncommon and to the best of our knowledge 22 cases of metastatic breast tumors from the colon have been reported during the last 25 years, in the English literature [3].