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CEA and CA 15-3 are the most commonly used biological markers for detection of recurrences and metastases of breast carcinoma. According to the literature CA 15-3 is the more sensitive of the two markers. Herein, we describe a case of a 50-year old woman with breast cancer, who had multiple mono recurrence of endocrine organ metastases. The CEA levels, rather than CA 15-3, proved to be the more accurate predictor of her disease recurrence. We describe the unique behaviour of her carcinoma, which emphasizes our opinion that the combination of CEA and CA 15-3 could be used to rule out recurrences or metastases of breast cancer.

Gastric leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of the stomach which has seldom been described in the literature. Three patients, aged 47, 55, and 72 at time of presentation, were treated by the authors between 1985 and 1989. Clinical and pathological findings, treatment and outcome are discussed. A literature review is provided to establish a correlation between clinical and pathological findings, surgical and oncological treatment, and rate of survival.