Renal-cell carcinoma metastatic to the thyroid. Aspiration cytology and histologic findings.
A case of renal-cell carcinoma metastatic to the thyroid eight years after the removal of the primary tumor is presented, with the aspiration cytologic and histologic findings described. This unusual presentation and the incidence and behavior of renal-cell carcinomas and tumors metastatic to the thyroid are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*