An additional case of breast tumor resembling the tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma

A type of breast tumor histopathologically similar to the papillary thyroid carcinoma has been described and named "Breast tumor resembling the tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma." Because breast is not an uncommon site for metastasis and about 5% of all such cases are of the...

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Published inInternational journal of surgical pathology Vol. 23; no. 3; p. 217
Main Authors Colella, Renato, Guerriero, Angela, Giansanti, Michele, Sidoni, Angelo, Bellezza, Guido
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2015
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Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Carcinoma - pathology
Carcinoma, Papillary - pathology
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
tall cell variant
papillary breast carcinoma
breast tumor
papillary thyroid carcinoma
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Summary:A type of breast tumor histopathologically similar to the papillary thyroid carcinoma has been described and named "Breast tumor resembling the tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma." Because breast is not an uncommon site for metastasis and about 5% of all such cases are of the thyroid origin, it is important to be aware of the existence of mammary tumors that can closely mimic a thyroid tumor representing a dangerous diagnostic pitfall that can also lead to unnecessary clinical investigations. Here, we describe a singular case of "Breast tumor resembling the tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma" showing an amazing macroscopic and microscopic resemblance with thyroid tissue harboring a papillary carcinoma.
ISSN:1940-2465
DOI:10.1177/1066896914536222