[The unrecognized thyroid neoplasm].
During the last 10 years the authors operated upon 8 patients with illnesses beginning with different lung alterations. In all cases the basic illness was a papillary or papillo-follicular cancer of the thyroid gland which later was found indirectly after other operation and histologic examination. By evaluation of clinical symptoms, operative and morphologic findings conclusions as well as the results of reexamination the authors draw conclusions as to the biological attributes of this tumor type. They recognize that the carcinomas of the thyroid gland cause metastases of regional lymph nodes or distant lung metastases approaching the TO stage. Lung metastases appeared in different shapes and were in all cases the fist clinical sign of the basic illness. Considering the biological attributes of this tumor the authors emphasize that it is not inoperable or untreatable.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes
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