title: Renal cell carcinoma presenting as isolated thyroid metastasis 13 years after radical nephrectomy, detected on F-18 FDG PET/CT.
abstract: We report a case of renal cell carcinoma presenting as isolated thyroid metastasis, 13 years after radical nephrectomy for the primary disease. F-18 FDG PET/CT provided valuable information regarding thyroid being the only site of metastatic involvement, which lead to further appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Kuruva
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manohar
authors.forename: Bhagwant Rai
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Raghava
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Baljinder
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18