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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Breast cancer metastasis to thymus.

Javaria Aleem, Sandeela Sattar, Javeria Iqbal, Faisal Majid

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Isolated thymic metastasis of breast cancer 10.5 years after surgery: a case report.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery cases · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Javaria AleemBreast Radiology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK javaria.aleem@nhs.net.
Sandeela SattarBreast Radiology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Javeria IqbalBreast Surgery, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Faisal MajidBreast Radiology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite advancements in breast cancer management, metastatic disease remains a challenge. Thymic metastasis is an infrequent site of involvement. We intend to report a rare case of a woman in her 40s who presented with bilateral nipple discharge for 2 months. A triple assessment confirmed left breast carcinoma. A staging CT scan and positron emission tomography scan revealed an anterior mediastinal mass of thymic origin, and histology confirmed metastatic breast cancer. The patient made a good recovery following surgical and oncological treatment.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsMediastinal NeoplasmsCutaneous Malignant MelanomaFemaleHumansPositron-Emission TomographyThymus GlandTomography, X-Ray ComputedBreast cancerBreast surgeryHead and neck cancerRadiology

Identifiers

PMID36958759
PMCPMC10040002
OpenAlexW4360613281

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