# Breast Metastasis: An Unusual Cause of Malignant Breast Lesion

**Authors:** Dunkan Petersbourg

PMC · DOI: 10.5334/jbsr.3544 · 2024-03-18

## TL;DR

This paper highlights that breast lesions can rarely be caused by cancer spreading from other parts of the body.

## Contribution

It emphasizes the importance of considering metastasis in patients with a history of cancer when diagnosing breast lesions.

## Key findings

- Intra-mammary metastasis from extramammary cancer is a rare but possible cause of breast lesions.
- Patients with a prior oncological history should be evaluated for metastasis in new breast lesions.

## Abstract

Teaching point: Although rare, an intra-mammary metastasis from extramammary cancer should be considered in a patient with an oncological history.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** cancer (MONDO:0004992)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Malignant Breast Lesion (MESH:D001941), Breast Metastasis (MESH:D061325), intra-mammary metastasis (MESH:D009362), extramammary cancer (MESH:D009369)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

## Figures

3 figures with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC10959136/full.md

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC10959136