Male breast metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case report and literature review

Liang,Ning; Xie,Jian; Liu,Fengjun; Xu,Deguo; Yu,Xinshuang; Tian,Yuan; Song,Meijuan; Zhang,Jiandong

doi:10.3892/ol.2014.1894

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Male breast metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case report and literature review

Authors:
- Ning Liang
- Jian Xie
- Fengjun Liu
- Deguo Xu
- Xinshuang Yu
- Yuan Tian
- Meijuan Song
- Jiandong Zhang
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Affiliations: Division of Oncology, Graduate Department, Weifang Medical College, Weifang, Shandong 261031, P.R. China, Division of Oncology, Graduate Department, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Qianfoshan Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P.R. China
Pages: 1586-1588
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Published online on: February 20, 2014

https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.1894
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Abstract

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is known for its high rate of regional lymph node and distant metastasis. However, NPC rarely metastasizes to the breast and, to the best of our knowledge, only four well‑documented cases of breast metastasis have previously been reported in the literature, all of which are female. A 49-year-old male was diagnosed with NPC and developed a right breast mass five months later. Breast fine needle aspiration confirmed an abundance of metastatic squamous cells within the thickened tissue. The current study presents the first male case of breast metastases from NPC to broaden the clinical database.

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Male breast metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case report and literature review

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