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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2018 Volume 146, Issue 7-8, Pages: 466-469
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH170504143I
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Thyroid gland metastasis from breast cancer: A rare case report and literature overview

Inić Zorka (Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade)
Martinović Aleksandar (Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade)
Inić Momčilo (General Hospital “Medical Center”, Belgrade)
Pilčević Dijana (Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade)
Pupić Gordana (Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade)

Introduction. The thyroid gland is a rare site for metastatic lesions from non-thyroid cancers. Due to the fact that achieving a diagnosis of thyroid gland metastasis from breast cancer prior to operation is challenging, the diagnosis thereof is mainly based on a pathological biopsy and immunohistochemical staining. The aim of this study was to present a rare case of thyroid gland metastasis from lobular breast cancer. Case outline. The patient was a 33-year-old female who had already had a five-year history of lobular cancer of the right breast and was thereafter found to have two suspicious tumors in the left breast, as well as a thyroid mass diagnosed as metastatic breast carcinoma. Conclusion. Patients who have a thyroid lesion and a history of malignancy are at a higher risk for metastasis and require additional caution during diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords: thyroid metastasis, breast cancer, diagnosis, treatment, histopatological analysis