title: A rare case of Hurthle cell carcinoma with endobronchial metastasis.
abstract: Endobronchial metastases (EBM) are frequently seen in breast, renal and colon carcinomas. However, to our knowledge, only one case has ever been reported as EBM secondary to Hurthle cell carcinoma (HCC) in the literature. A 57-year-old woman had a bilateral total thyroidectomy for thyroid mass in 1990 that was diagnosed as HCC. She was admitted to our outpatient clinic in August 1999, with symptoms of cough, sputum, and right-sided pleuritic pain for the last seven months. In the bronchoscopic examination, two endobronchial lesions were seen. Pathological evaluation of the bronchoscopic samples was diagnosed as "Hurthle cell carcinoma" of thyroid. We suggest that, although rare, HCC should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the endobronchial metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Cukurova University, School of Medicine, Aadana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hanta
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akcali
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuleci
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kocabas
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gumurdulu
authors.forename: Handan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeren
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sert
mesh_terms: D018249:Adenoma, Oxyphilic / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*