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Medullary thyroid carcinoma metastatic to breast diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration biopsy
Author(s) -
Ordóñez Nelson G.,
Katz Ruth L.,
Luna Mario A.,
Samaan Naguib A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.2840040315
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , medullary carcinoma , thyroid , medullary cavity , biopsy , metastasis , carcinoma , thyroid carcinoma , pathology , aspiration biopsy , radiology , mammary gland , breast carcinoma , breast cancer , cancer
Abstract We report a patient with a 22‐yr history of medullary thyroid carcinoma in whom fine‐needle aspiration biopsy of a breast mass, clinically suspected of being a primary mammary carcinoma, established the diagnosis of metastasis. This article demonstrates the importance of the use of immunocytochemical methods on fine‐needle aspirates to diagnose metastases to the breast.