Thyroid metastases from a breast cancer diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Case report and overview of the literature

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2012
• Main Authors: Lacka, K., Breborowicz, D., Uliasz, A., Teresiak, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2012
• Subjects: Case report
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/138696
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Thyroid metastases from a breast cancer diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Case report and overview of the literature / K. Lacka, D. Breborowicz, A. Uliasz, M. Teresiak // Experimental Oncology. — 2012. — Т. 34, № 2. — С. 129-133. — Бібліогр.: 31 назв. — англ.

Aim: Intrathyroid metastases are uncommon in cytology practice. We report a case of metastatic lesion in the thyroid from breast carcinoma which was recognized in a fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy and confirmed by immunohistopathology. In addition, we provide an overview of the literature descri...