Metastasis to the breast from extramammary malignancies: a report of four cases and a review of literature

Breast metastases from extramammary tumours are rare with few cases reported. Four cases of metastasis to the breast are presented and the diagnostic problems of this condition are reviewed. Correlation between the histology of primary tumour and the cytology of breast metastatic tumour can avoid th...

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Published in:	European radiology Vol. 11; no. 9; pp. 1659 - 1665
Main Authors:	Vizcaíno, I, Torregrosa, A, Higueras, V, Morote, V, Cremades, A, Torres, V, Olmos, S, Molins, C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany 01-01-2001
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biopsy Breast - pathology Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Breast Neoplasms - pathology Breast Neoplasms - secondary Diagnostic Imaging Female Humans Middle Aged Prognosis Sensitivity and Specificity
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Summary:	Breast metastases from extramammary tumours are rare with few cases reported. Four cases of metastasis to the breast are presented and the diagnostic problems of this condition are reviewed. Correlation between the histology of primary tumour and the cytology of breast metastatic tumour can avoid the surgical breast biopsy and unnecessary mastectomy. Metastasis to the breast has poor prognosis.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Report-2 ObjectType-Article-4
ISSN:	0938-7994 1432-1084
DOI:	10.1007/s003300000807