Breast Metastasis of Thymic Carcinoma
Carbonetti Francesco *
Breast Diagnostic Unit, Department of Radiology, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, via Di Grottarossa 1035 Cap 00189 Rome, Italy.
Onesti Concetta Elisa
Department of Oncology, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, via di Grottarossa1035, Cap 00189 Rome, Italy.
Rampioni Gianluca
Department of Anatomic Pathology, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, via di Grottarossa 1035, Cap 00189 Rome, Italy
Cremona Antonio
Department of Radiology, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, via di Grottarossa1035, Cap 00189 Rome, Italy.
Lauro Salvatore
Department of Oncology, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, via di Grottarossa1035, Cap 00189 Rome, Italy.
Marchetti Paolo
Department of Oncology, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, via di Grottarossa1035, Cap 00189 Rome, Italy.
Mauro Mattei
Breast Diagnostic Unit, Department of Radiology, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, via Di Grottarossa 1035 Cap 00189 Rome, Italy.
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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.
Keywords: Thymoma, breast neoplasms, neoplasm metastases, diagnosis