Renal cell carcinoma presenting as a solitary thyroid nodule.
An unusual case of renal cell carcinoma of the right kidney with a solitary thyroid metastasis as the only presenting symptom is reported. Right thyroid lobectomy was done followed by right radical nephrectomy. A solitary metastasis of the renal cell carcinoma has a much better prognosis than the usual stage IV tumours and an aggressive management with radical nephrectomy and excision of the solitary metastasis is advocated.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery