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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as Metastatic Disease to the Breast.
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Case Reports in Pathology . 5/23/2020, p1-4. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a neuroendocrine tumor that is derived from C cells of the thyroid gland. It is a rare aggressive tumor, known to metastasize to lymph nodes, liver, bones, and lungs. A 41-year-old female, who presented with a breast mass, was initially diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. She was also found to have a thyroid mass which was later diagnosed as MTC. On a rereview of the breast pathology, the morphologic features were strikingly similar to the MTC. Further investigation revealed that this was in fact a very rare case of MTC that had metastasized to the breast. We have identified 20 cases of MTC metastasizing to the breast in the literature that supports its occurrence as a real possibility. Albeit rare, medullary thyroid carcinoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a breast mass. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906781
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Pathology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143384294
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6138409