Breast metastasis from medullary thyroid carcinoma: a report of a case

Abstract Background Metastasis to the breast is rare. We herein report a patient with metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma to the breast for whom measuring the calcitonin level was an important clue to the correct diagnosis. Case presentation A 54-year-old woman visited our hospital for the treatm...

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Main Authors: Yoko Omi, Hidenori Kamio, Yusaku Yoshida, Kenta Masui, Tomoko Yamamoto, Yoji Nagashima, Takahiro Okamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-08-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01273-w