Aims: To enforce the concept that the breast is a possible site of metastases from other organs. Presentation: We describe a case of a 70 year old woman diagnosed with thymic carcinoma which developed, ten months after, a single breast nodular lesion. Case Discussion: The breast lesion was biopsied and it turned out to be a metastasis of thymic carcinoma, the patient underwent chemotherapy and currently is stable and on treatment with Paclitaxel. Conclusion: Breast could be a site of metastases from other tumours, even from rare tumours, as in the case reported. Histological characterization of each breast lesion is mandatory for the right diagnosis and treatment.
Breast Metastasis of Thymic Carcinoma / Carbonetti, Francesco; Onesti, CONCETTA ELISA; Rampioni, G; Cremona, A; Lauro, Salvatore; Marchetti, Paolo; Mattei, M.. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 2231-0614. - ELETTRONICO. - (2014), pp. 4178-4185. [10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10015]
Breast Metastasis of Thymic Carcinoma
CARBONETTI, FRANCESCO;ONESTI, CONCETTA ELISA;LAURO, Salvatore;MARCHETTI, PAOLO;
2014
Abstract
Aims: To enforce the concept that the breast is a possible site of metastases from other organs. Presentation: We describe a case of a 70 year old woman diagnosed with thymic carcinoma which developed, ten months after, a single breast nodular lesion. Case Discussion: The breast lesion was biopsied and it turned out to be a metastasis of thymic carcinoma, the patient underwent chemotherapy and currently is stable and on treatment with Paclitaxel. Conclusion: Breast could be a site of metastases from other tumours, even from rare tumours, as in the case reported. Histological characterization of each breast lesion is mandatory for the right diagnosis and treatment.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
