title: A case of synchronous isolated thyroid metastasis from a primary lung cancer presenting as thyroid primary: Diagnostic challenge!
abstract: The thyroid metastasis from any primary is rare, and usually is a late event and presents as a thyroid swelling. Further, the diagnosis of a metastatic lesion in a patient with no antecedent history of any malignancy can be very challenging. Recently, a patient presented to us with a history of diagnostic evaluation suggesting a primary thyroid malignancy with a synchronous lung primary. After surgery for the thyroid swelling, final histopathology revealed a metastatic lesion from a lung primary. Here, we discuss this rare case of isolated synchronous thyroid metastasis from a lung primary and review the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hulikal
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ramana Reddy
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Naru
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Revanth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gangasani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rukmangadha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nandyala
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ananth
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Manickavasgam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meenakshisundaram
keywords: Metastatic lung cancer; nonsmall cell lung cancer; papillary thyroid cancer; thyroid metastasis