[Intrathyroid metastasis of kidney cancer. A rare case and diagnostic trap].
We report the discovery of a unique renal-cell carcinoma operated 9 years earlier on a thyroidectomy operative specimen. Intra-thyroid metastasis from kidney cancer is uncommon. The average delay to discovery as a painless thyroid nodule is estimated around 6 years following nephrectomy. Pre-operative fine needle aspiration and cytology provide the diagnosis. Prognosis of unique thyroid metastasis of kidney cancer is good despite the distant spread. Surgery is the most common therapeutic attitude.
Bertin
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Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier, Mende.
Rhamani
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Maurice
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Pujol
H
H
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy
Métastase intrathyroïdienne d'un cancer du rein. Une observation rare et un piège diagnostique.