Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as Metastatic Disease to the Breast
Autor: | Archana P. Kanteti, Samir Atiya, Ashley Hein, Jesse L. Cox, Ernesto Martinez Duarte |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Zdroj: | Case Reports in Pathology, Vol 2020 (2020) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2090-6781 2090-679X |
DOI: | 10.1155/2020/6138409 |
Popis: | 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. |
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