title: [Metastasis of thyroid carcinoma. A rare case of secondary renal tumor].
abstract: Secondary tumours of the kidney are becoming an increasingly frequent pathology due to the accurate follow-up and longer survival of cancer patients. The paper reports a rare case of renal metastasis from a thyroid carcinoma, which started as a Hürthle cell adenoma and was transformed into a carcinoma with a follicular appearance after 26 years. The suspicion of a secondary site was based on the high serum levels of HTG (human thyroglobulin); metastasis was identified following scintigraphic tests using a dual marker (99mTC, 201TL) and renal scintigraphy with 123I Hippuran. The definitive diagnosis was obtained following histological tests; conservative surgery was performed to treat the metastasis (tumorectomy with removal of healthy pericapsular tissue).
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Urologia, Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Torino.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cocimano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taraglio
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Testori
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000097:blood; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D013954:Thyroglobulin
vernacular_title: Metastasi da carcinoma tiroideo. Un raro caso di tumore secondario del rene.