Intraglomerular metastases from papillary carcinoma of the thyroid.
Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid usually spreads to the lymph nodes. Vascular metastatic spread is unusual. We report a case of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid with extensive vascular dissemination and remarkable intraglomerular metastases to both kidneys.
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D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms