Dysphagia and dysphonia in a woman with a previous breast cancer

Clin Transl Oncol. 2006 Jul;8(7):533-5. doi: 10.1007/s12094-006-0054-4.

Abstract

Metastasis to the thyroid occur infrequently. The overall incidence in autopsy series vary from 0-5% in unselected cases to 24% in patients with a known malignancy. They usually occur when there are another metastases, sometimes many years after diagnosis of the original primary tumour. We present the case of a woman with dysphagia and dysphonia due to a thyroid mass as first manifestation of a metastatic breast cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Voice Disorders / etiology