[Clear cell renal carcinoma metastatic to the thyroid. A case report].
A case of clear cell renal carcinoma metastatic to the thyroid 5 years after surgical removal of the primary tumor is presented. The differential diagnosis related to cyto-histologic findings, the uncommon occurrence and the unpredictable behaviour of clear cell renal carcinoma are discussed.
Pacilli
P
P
UO Chirurgia Generale II, USSL 33, Ospedale di Rho, Milano.
Ambrosiani
L
L
Bellone
S
S
Capobianco
M
M
Caron
R
R
Florianello
F
F
Guarneri
A
A
D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*