Metastatic cervical carcinoma to the thyroid gland: a case report and review of the literature.
Although metastases within the thyroid gland are rare, they are not as infrequent as generally believed. Asymptomatic breast, lung, and renal cell carcinomas may metastasize to the thyroid. When they become symptomatic, diagnosis relies upon fine needle aspiration cytology. We report the case of a squamous cell cervical cancer that presented metastatic lesions to the thyroid gland four years after the initial diagnosis. The procedures used to confirm the diagnosis, stage, and subsequently manage the patient are described. We present both a review of the necessary clinical investigation and the therapeutic options open to these patients. We conclude that patients who present swelling or palpable nodules in the thyroid side and have a history of a previous malignancy must be considered for metastatic disease.
Karapanagiotou
Elena
E
Oncology Unit, Third Department of Medicine, Athens School of Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Saif
Muhammad Wasif
MW
Rondoyianni
Dimitra
D
Markaki
Sofia
S
Alamara
Christina
C
Kiagia
Maria
M
Pantazopoulos
Kosmas
K
Tzannou
Ifigenia
I
Syrigos
Kostas
K
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*