Calcified pulmonary metastases from medullary carcinoma of the thyroid.
A case of calcified pulmonary metastases from medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is reported. This uncommon cause of multiple calcified pulmonary nodules is demonstrated on a computerized tomography (CT) scan and proven by pathology.
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Department of Radiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY 11042, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed