Unusual metastasis of the papillary thyroid adenocarcinoma.
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.
Sanioglu
Soner
S
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. sanioglu@gmail.com
Sokullu
Onur
O
Ozgen
Ayca
A
Demirci
Deniz
D
Sargin
Murat
M
Bilgen
Fuat
F
D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary*; D001011:Aorta; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*