Thyroid metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma as an initial presentation: a case report.
Although metastases to the thyroid are not uncommon at autopsy, most of these lesions are clinically occult. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of hepatocellular carcinoma initially presenting as a thyroid mass. Various radiological studies suggested malignant thyroid tumor, and core needle biopsy was performed. Metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma was histopathologically suspected, and subsequent abdominal CT revealed advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
Masuda
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Department of Radiology, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, Japan.
Fukuya
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Ono
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Mitsuyama
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Toyoshima
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D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed