Prostate cancer metastasis to thyroid gland.
Metastases to the thyroid gland are rarely encountered in clinical practice. They may originate from various primary sites, mainly kidney, lung, breast, esophagus and uterus. Prostate cancer is one of the most frequent malignancies in men. It generally has a favorable course, and autopsy series have shown occult prostate cancer in many subjects, especially in aged males. However, prostate cancer sometimes exhibits an aggressive behavior and cases with a poor prognosis have been reported. Occasional reports of metastasis from prostate cancer to the thyroid gland have been documented. We describe the case of a 73-year-old patient presenting with thyroid metastasis from long-standing prostate cancer.
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey. drhadiselimoglu@hotmail.com
Hadi
H
Selimoglu
Cevdet
C
Duran
Ozlem
O
Saraydaroglu
Metin
M
Guclu
Sinem
S
Kiyici
Canan
C
Ersoy
Mehmet All
MA
Eren
Ercan
E
Tuncel
Sazi
S
Imamoglu
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen