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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31(02): 366-372
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1734338
Case Series

A Case Series of Unusual or Infrequent Locations of Breast Cancer Metastases

Amanda Ling Fung Liew
1   Division of Oncologic Imaging, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore
,
Ern Yu Yu
2   Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jln Tan Tock Seng, Singapore
3   Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 11 Mandalay Rd, Singapore
4   Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Dr, Singapore
,
Niketa Chotai
5   Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jln Tan Tock Seng, Singapore
6   RadLink Diagnostic Imaging, Singapore, 08-08, 290 Orchard Road, Singapore
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Abstract

Breast cancer metastasis to unusual locations may present as a diagnostic challenge. Recognizing the different manifestations of metastatic breast disease can help to guide patient treatment and assist in disease prognosis. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the imaging findings of some of the unusual or infrequent locations of breast metastases through a series of interesting cases and to revisit this uncommon clinical issue.

Keywords

adults - breast - metastases


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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