Resection of metastatic thyroid carcinomas to the liver and the kidney: report of a case.
Differentiated thyroid cancer is considered to have a quite favorable prognosis. However, some patients die as a result of distant metastasis, which mainly consists of pulmonary, mediastinal, or osteal metastases. The biological features of the tumor, such as a slow growth gradient, indicate the possibility of achieving comparatively satisfactory results in the treatment of such distant metastases. A complete surgical excision of the distant metastases in differentiated thyroid carcinoma has been reported to offer the best chance for prolonged survival. A case of unusual metastasis sites on the caudate lobe of the liver and right kidney occurring in a 72-year-old woman is herein presented. The location of the surgically treated distant metastases of the papillary thyroid carcinoma make this case unique.
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Department of Surgery, Minsk City Oncologic Hospital, Republic of Belarus.
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Sato
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Kotanagi
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Sageshima
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Yong-Jie
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Koyama
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D000368:Aged; D018265:Carcinoma, Papillary, Follicular / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*