SUMMARY: BACKGROUND: Metastases to the parotid and thyroid glands from breast cancer are rare and have a poor prognosis. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a patient with breast carcinoma and synchronous involvement of both the parotid and thyroid gland, and review the literature on this subject. CONCLUSION: Metastatic malignancy in clinically suspect thyroid and parotid nodules could be detected more frequently with routine use of fine needle aspiration biopsy.
SUMMARY: BACKGROUND:Metastases to the parotid and thyroid glands from breast cancer are rare and have a poor prognosis. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a patient with breast carcinoma and synchronous involvement of both the parotid and thyroid gland, and review the literature on this subject. CONCLUSION: Metastatic malignancy in clinically suspect thyroid and parotid nodules could be detected more frequently with routine use of fine needle aspiration biopsy.
Authors: J A Perez-Fidalgo; I Chirivella; J Laforga; J M Colio; M D Blanes; R Baydal; S Roselló; E De-la-Morena; A Lluch Journal: Clin Transl Oncol Date: 2007-04 Impact factor: 3.405