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Breast cancer is one of the most frequently occurring neoplasms in women. Primary tumours in the breast from other origins and metastatic lesions to the breast from extramammary tumours are rare.Most of these cases concern haematological malignancies and metastases from melanoma and lung cancer.A malignant tumour in the breast is not always primary breast cancer]. [Article in Dutch]. Sauer CJ(1), Klaase JM, Gerritsen JJ, Mastboom WJ. Author information: (1)Medisch Spectrum Twente, afd.
In medical lingo, primary refers to the original site of the tumor (for example, the breast or the colon). Secondary refers to any additional sites where the cancer has spread (for example, the lungs or the bone).It is not uncommon that identify metastases (or secondary tumors) from a cancer without being able to identify the primary or original, source.The fancy medical term for this is carcinoma of unknown primary.ign Up for the Advances e-Newsletter. Subscribe to Advances e-Newsletter, from the UW Carbone Cancer Center. In this month's edition of A Note From Your Doctor, Noelle LoConte, MD answers the frequently asked question about the difference between primary and secondary tumors.