Follicular carcinoma of the thyroid metastatic to the kidney 37 years after resection of the primary tumor.
A case is described of thyroid carcinoma presenting as renal metastases 37 years after initial resection of the primary. Thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the kidney detected during life is rare, only 2 cases having been reported to date. An additional feature of this case is that the patient had donated the contralateral kidney for transplantation before discovery of the metastases. Metastatic thyroid carcinoma is reviewed and the implication of organ donation in patients with thyroid carcinoma is discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors