Intrathyroid metastasis of breast cancer: Sonographic findings

J Clin Ultrasound. 2021 Jun;49(5):488-491. doi: 10.1002/jcu.22949. Epub 2020 Nov 28.

Abstract

Metastasis of ductal carcinoma of the breast to the thyroid gland is uncommon and usually detected at autopsy. The incidences of metastases to the thyroid have been reported at 3%, and the most common primary malignancy is renal cell carcinoma. We report a rare case of intrathyroid metastatsis of breast ductal carcinoma in a patient who was treated for breast cancer 15 years earlier.

Keywords: breast cancer; computed tomography; metastasis; thyroid gland; ultrasonography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Ultrasonography