Breast metastasis from medullary thyroid carcinoma in a male patient: case report and review of the literature

Breast metastasis from medullary thyroid carcinoma in a male patient: case report and review of the literature

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare malignancy that may metastasize to liver, lungs and bones. Breast is an unusual metastatic site for MTC and only 20 female cases have been reported in the literature. We present a male patient in whom histological examination and immunohistochemistry of a...

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Main Authors: Stylianos Mandanas, Efterpi Margaritidou, Varvara Christoforidou, Eleni Karoglou, Chrysoula Geranou, Alexandra Chrisoulidou, Maria Boudina, Konstantinos Georgopoulos, Kalliopi Pazaitou-Panayiotou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-05-01
Series:Rare Tumors
Subjects:
Medullary thyroid cancer
breast metastasis
tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/5765

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