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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Breast Cancer
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1422817

Case Report: A Rare Case of Breast and Multiorgan Metastases Secondary to Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Provisionally accepted
Huang Wenqin Huang Wenqin Yang Yalong Yang Yalong Zhan Peng Zhan Peng Jiang Liang Jiang Liang Jian Chen Jian Chen Hongmei Zheng Hongmei Zheng *
  • Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, China

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    Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is generally considered a highly indolent endocrine malignancy, often accompanied by cervical lymph node metastasis and rarely involving distant metastases. We present a rare case of a 37-year-old woman with PTC, who exhibited regional lymph node metastasis, right breast metastasis, and probable right psoas major and multiple bone metastases. Initial symptoms included hoarseness, and subsequent examination revealed a secondary malignant tumor in the right breast, originating from the thyroid gland. This case highlights an unusual pattern of multiple systemic metastasis in PTC, particularly the rare occurrence of breast metastasis.

    Keywords: Papillary thyroid carcinoma, breast secondary malignant tumor, BRAF gene, RET gene, case report

    Received: 24 Apr 2024; Accepted: 09 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wenqin, Yalong, Peng, Liang, Chen and Zheng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Hongmei Zheng, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, China

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