[Breast metastasis from a "tall cell variant" of papillary thyroid carcinoma]

Ann Pathol. 1998 Apr;18(2):130-2.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report a case of breast metastasis from a "tall cell" variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma in a 59-year-old woman. This metastasis was discovered two months after the diagnosis of an inextirpable thyroid tumor. Tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma is a sub-type of papillary carcinoma with an aggressive course and frequent metastases (in patients over 50 years of age). No mammary metastasis of this tumor type has been reported so far.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / secondary*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology*