title: A rare case of a synchronous anaplastic carcinoma thyroid with ductal carcinoma breast.
abstract: Dual malignancy was first reported by Billroth in 1889. Incidence of second malignancy in cancer patients is as high as 10%, but synchronous anaplastic thyroid cancer along with breast tumor is a rare entity. We present a case of a 61-year-old female with a synchronous anaplastic carcinoma thyroid with ductal carcinoma breast. The plausible association of breast cancers with thyroid carcinomas should thus be evaluated in larger cohort studies. More importantly, this report is to highlight the unusual synchronous occurrence of anaplastic thyroid cancer with ductal breast cancer and the therapeutic challenges involved in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, GSL Medical College & General Hospital, Rajahmundry 533294, India.
authors.forename: Saptarshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, GSL Medical College & General Hospital, Rajahmundry 533294, India.
authors.forename: P B Ananda
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GSL Medical College & General Hospital, Rajahmundry 533294, India.
authors.forename: Shreyasee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, GSL Medical College & General Hospital, Rajahmundry 533294, India.
authors.forename: Sivasankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotne
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GSL Medical College & General Hospital, Rajahmundry 533294, India.
authors.forename: S P V
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Turlapati
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, GSL Medical College & General Hospital, Rajahmundry 533294, India.
authors.forename: Anindita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mishra