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- Title
Case report: Lymph node metastases of breast cancer and thyroid cancer encountered in axilla.
- Authors
Rihan Li; Qingfu Zhang; Dongdong Feng; Feng Jin; Siyuan Han; Xinmiao Yu
- Abstract
Occurrences of breast cancer and thyroid cancer metachronously or synchronously are common for women, but axillary lymph node metastasis from both cancers is rarely seen. We report a patient who had two metastatic lymph nodes from papillary thyroid carcinoma after axillary lymph node dissection with mastectomy. Papillary thyroid carcinoma diagnosis was ensured after thyroidectomy. A literature review revealed that even the cooccurrence of breast cancer and thyroid cancer is not rare, but the etiology behind this phenomenon is not elucidated well. Genetic disorders, thyroid dysfunction, and hormone receptors may be relevant. Considering the rareness of axillary lymph node metastasis of thyroid cancer, adjuvant therapy and surgery treatment for this kind of case should be considered elaborately.
- Subjects
METASTATIC breast cancer; THYROID cancer; LYMPHATIC metastasis; AXILLARY lymph node dissection; GENETIC disorders; AXILLA
- Publication
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022, Vol 12, p1
- ISSN
2234-943X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fonc.2022.983996