Metastatic thyroid carcinoma.
Although metastases to the thyroid gland are common in autopsy studies, clinically significant metastases are rare. A 58-year-old Turkish patient, presenting with thyroid metastasis 2 years after undergoing left nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma, is reported in this case report. Thyroid metastasis can be the initial presentation of renal cell carcinoma, or it may occur a long time after nephrectomy, which can lead to misdiagnosis of primary thyroid neoplasm. Radiographic features are not useful in making discrimination between the two, however a fine needle aspiration biopsy can be useful. The role of surgical therapy is controversial.
Kaya
Hakan
H
Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Barbaros
Umut
U
Erbil
Yeşim
Y
Bozbora
Alp
A
Kapran
Yersu
Y
Aral
Ferihan
F
Ozarmağan
Selçuk
S
D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome