title: Unusual metastasis of the papillary thyroid adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Floating thrombus in the ascending aorta is rare and its association with papillary thyroid adenocarcinoma has not been documented. We report a case of a 64-year-old man who was referred to our emergency unit because of suspected type A aortic dissection. Computerized tomographic and transthoracic echocardiographic scans revealed a floating thrombus in the aneurysmatic ascending aorta. The thrombus was removed with the dilated aorta. Although the aortic wall was macroscopically normal, histologic examination revealed metastatic papillary adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. sanioglu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Soner
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanioglu
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sokullu
authors.forename: Ayca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozgen
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sargin
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bilgen
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary*; D001011:Aorta; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*