Thymic metastasis in breast cancer: A case report

被引：7
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作者：
Park, Sung Bin
Kim, Hak Hee [1 ]
Shin, Hee Jung
Paik, Moon Hee
Kim, Dae-Bong
Gong, Gyungyub
机构：
[1] Univ Ulsan, Coll Med, Asan Med Ctr, Dept Radiol, 388-1 Poongnap Dong, Seoul 138736, South Korea
[2] Univ Ulsan, Coll Med, Asan Med Ctr, Res Inst Radiol, Seoul 138736, South Korea
[3] Univ Ulsan, Coll Med, Asan Med Ctr, Dept Pathol, Seoul 138736, South Korea
来源：
KOREAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY | 2007年 / 8卷 / 04期
关键词：
breast neoplasm; metastases; thymus; CT; PET;
D O I：
10.3348/kjr.2007.8.4.360
中图分类号：
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要：
A malignant tumor is generally believed to be very unlikely to metastasize to the thymus. Only three cases of thymic metastases have been reported so far in the medical literature. We report here a rare case of metastatic breast cancer to the thymus, which was detected by CT and PET scanning, and the metastasis was also confirmed by video-assisted thoracic surgery biopsy. Recognition of an unusual breast cancer metastasis, such as to the thymus, as well as the usual patterns of breast cancer metastasis will facilitate an accurate, prompt diagnosis and its appropriate treatment.
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页码：360 / 363
页数：4
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