Breast Metastasis from Follicular Variant of Thyroid Carcinoma: A Delayed and Rare Complication

Authors

  • Tapati Mandal Assistant Professor and Senior Medical Officer, National Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (NINMAS), BSMMU
  • Shahnaj Hossain Dinu Resident surgeon, Department of Radiology and Imaging, NITOR, Dhaka
  • Pupree Mutsuddy Associate Professor and Principal Medical Officer, NINMAS, Dhaka
  • Papia Akhter Assistant Professor and Senior Medical Officer, National Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (NINMAS), BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Md Abu Bakker Siddique Professor and Chief Medical Officer, NINMAS, Dhaka
  • S M Arifur Rahman Medical Officer, NINMAS, Dhaka
  • Fatima Begum Professor and Ex-Director, NINMAS, Dhaka
  • Shamim MF Begum Professor and Ex-Member, Planning, BAEC, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnm.v28i1.79549

Keywords:

Breast metastasis, Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, 18F FDG PET-CT

Abstract

Thyroid carcinoma is typically indolent and has a favorable prognosis when compared to other types of cancer. In advanced stages of thyroid cancer, distant metastases are typically appearing in the lungs, bones, and lymph nodes. Thyroid cancer breast metastasis is extremely rare. A case of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) has been reported in this context, which was manifested as low FDG avid soft tissue density lesions in breast in a whole body PET-CT scan 4 years after thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in a 46-year-old woman. The lesions were suspected as metastatic, which were confirmed through histopathology.

Bangladesh J. Nuclear Med. 28(1): 156-158, 2025

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Published

2025-04-13

How to Cite

Mandal, T., Dinu, S. H., Mutsuddy, P., Akhter, P., Siddique, M. A. B., Rahman, S. M. A., … Begum, S. M. (2025). Breast Metastasis from Follicular Variant of Thyroid Carcinoma: A Delayed and Rare Complication. Bangladesh Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 28(1), 156–158. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnm.v28i1.79549

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Case Reports

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