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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep;7(3):356-8.
doi: 10.1007/s13193-016-0496-2. Epub 2016 Mar 29.

Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer with Breast Metastasis

Syed Nusrath  1 , Munish Mahajan  1 , T Subramanyeshwar Rao  1 , K V V N Raju  1 , Sudha S Murthy  2
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Case Reports

Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer with Breast Metastasis

Syed Nusrath et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2016 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Metastasis to breast; Papillary thyroid carcinoma.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Mammographic images showing mass in lower inner quadrant (arrow head)
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Fig. 2
a- Photomicrograph of breast lump demonstrating papillary thyroid cancer deposits. Fibrofatty tissue containing a well circumscribed nodule consisting of compactly arranged follicles with ground glass appearance and grooving of the nuclei suggestive of papillary thyroid cancer deposits. Hemotoxylon & Eosin staining 100×. b- Immunohistochemistry for TTF 1 shows strong nuclear positivity in photomicrograph of breast lump. c- Immunohistochemistry for Thyroglobulin shows strong positivity in photomicrograph of breast lump
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