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Thyroid Metastasis from Primary Breast Cancer.

Armando Patrizio¹, Silvia Martina Ferrari², Giulio Stoppini²

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.

Journal of Clinical Medicine

|April 13, 2023

Summary

Thyroid metastasis from breast cancer is rare but can occur years later. Clinicians should consider this possibility in breast cancer patients with thyroid symptoms or lesions.

Keywords:

breast cancer secondary thyroid cancer thyroid metastasis thyroid ultrasound

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Modeling Brain Metastases Through Intracranial Injection and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Area of Science:

Oncology
Endocrinology

Background:

Breast cancer (BC) commonly metastasizes to bone, lungs, brain, and liver.
Thyroid gland metastasis (TM) from BC is a rare occurrence, even in advanced stages.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the literature on thyroid metastasis from breast cancer.
To highlight the importance of considering TM in BC follow-up care.

Main Methods:

Literature review of recent publications on TM from BC.
Case study of a patient with late-onset TM from BC.

Main Results:

Prevalence of TM in BC ranges from 3% to 34%.
Median onset time for TM is 48.2 months, with late occurrences not uncommon.
Thyroid surgery can help manage local disease burden in TM.

Conclusions:

TM from BC can present many years after primary diagnosis.
Clinicians should consider TM in BC patients with cervical symptoms or incidental thyroid findings.
Early diagnosis and consideration of surgical intervention can improve patient outcomes.