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Metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma in the soft tissue of the breast in a male patient: A case report

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) represents ~80% of all thyroid cancers, most frequently presenting in women in the third and fourth decade of life. The first clinical manifestation of PTC commonly includes a palpable mass in the thyroid area or cervical lymphadenopathy in cases of metastatic disease. Hematogenous distant metastases are a sign of an advanced stage of the tumour. The present study reported an extremely rare occurrence of solitary metastasis of a PTC in the left breast of a 63-year-old male patient, mimicking primary male breast cancer (MBC). The presence of a male breast lesion that did not follow the typical imaging criteria for MBC aroused suspicion of a different primary origin. The combination of imaging methods, laboratory findings and fine-needle aspiration techniques enabling cytological and histopathological examination, with the use of a wide panel of immunohistochemical markers, is crucial to establishing a definitive and correct diagnosis.

Source: Oncology Letters

DOI: 10.3892/ol.2024.14841

Authors: Veronika Maráčková, Katherine Vomáčková, Daniela Skanderová, Eva Mathew, Markéta Urbánková, Lucia Veverková

Institutions: University Hospital Olomouc, Palacký University Olomouc

Language: English

Topic: Metastasis and carcinoma case studies

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Ministerstvo Zdravotnictví Ceské Republiky