It is no longer the time to disregard thyroid metastases from breast cancer: a case report and review of the literature

It is no longer the time to disregard thyroid metastases from breast cancer: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Metastases to the thyroid gland are more frequent than previously thought, although most of them are occult or not clinically relevant. Overall, only 42 cases of metastases to thyroid from breast cancer have been reported thus far. Here we report the case of a patient with breast...

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Main Authors: Matilde Pensabene, Brigida Stanzione, Ivana Cerillo, Giuseppe Ciancia, Immacolata Cozzolino, Raffaella Ruocco, Caterina Condello, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo, Mario Giuliano, Valeria Forestieri, Grazia Arpino, Sabino De Placido, Rossella Lauria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Metastases to thyroid
Lobular breast cancer
Goitre
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4054-x

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