Micrometastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: a case report and discussion.
Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have an increased risk of malignancies such as Kaposi's sarcoma, primary central nervous system lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and cervical cancer, but the relative risk of other malignancies such as papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is not well documented. The report describes the case of a 52-year-old HIV-infected Haitian male who presented with PTC. A post (131)I therapy whole body scan (WBS) showed abnormal uptake in several areas indicating the presence of a number of micro-metastases. Our case raises the question not only as to the role of HIV infection in predisposition to PTC, but also how it alters the clinical course of the tumor.
Lloret Linares
Célia
C
Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Lariboisière, Unit of Therapeutic Research, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Troisvallets
Didier
D
Sellier
Pierre
P
Aurengo
André
A
Leenhardt
Laurence
L
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy
D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18