Malignant phaeochromocytoma metastasising to the breast

Nearly one-quarter of metastatic tumours in the breast are from an occult extramammary tumour, usually a lung carcinoma. To report on a patient with a history of metastatic malignant phaeochromocytoma and a breast mass. A 54-year-old female presented with a right breast mass. At the age of 32, she h...

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Published in:Irish journal of medical science 2003-01, Vol.172 (1), p.41-42
Main Authors: Shaw, C, O'Hanlon, D M, O'Keane, C, Kerin, M J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - secondary
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pheochromocytoma - pathology
Pheochromocytoma - secondary
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Summary:Nearly one-quarter of metastatic tumours in the breast are from an occult extramammary tumour, usually a lung carcinoma. To report on a patient with a history of metastatic malignant phaeochromocytoma and a breast mass. A 54-year-old female presented with a right breast mass. At the age of 32, she had presented with a phaeochromocytoma. The staining of the breast mass was comparable with that of her original adrenal tumour. This is the first published case of a phaeochromocytoma metastasising to the breast, and demonstrates the challenge that extramammary tumours in the breast can pose for the pathologist.
ISSN:0021-1265
1863-4362
DOI:10.1007/BF02914786