title: Micronodular radiographic pulmonary pattern in metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is a rare form of all thyroid malignancies, thereby limiting the clinical nature and the ability to optimize diagnostic tools. We present two cases of a micronodular radiographic pulmonary pattern in metastatic medullary thyroid cancer to enhance awareness of the disease process. We reviewed the literature to examine the ideal methods to establish a diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. kafshar@usc.edu
authors.forename: Kamyar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Afshar
authors.forename: Raed
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alalawi
authors.forename: C Thomas
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Boylen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000473:pathology*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011859:Radiography; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*