Choriocarcinoma metastasis in the thyroid gland.
We report a 34-year-old woman with intrathyroid metastasis of choriocarcinoma associated with pulmonary and brain metastasis. The patient presented with a solitary thyroid nodule. Needle biopsy showed anaplastic malignant cells. Pathologic evaluation after thyroidectomy showed choriocarcinoma in the thyroid gland and the patient subsequently underwent combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy with satisfactory response. This is only the third reported case of metastatic choriocarcinoma in the thyroid gland and emphasizes this rare clinical presentation of choriocarcinoma.
Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Turkey.
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Erdoğan
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Cesur
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Unal
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Ortac
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Balci
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology