title: Renal metastasis from papillary carcinoma thyroid detected by whole body iodine scan: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Papillary carcinoma is the most common thyroid malignancy. Usual sites of metastasis include lungs and bone, but renal metastasis is very rare. Here we present a case of a follicular variant of papillary carcinoma with renal and lung metastasis at presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Lekha M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Anila
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sreekumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Pradeep
keywords: Papillary carcinoma; radioiodine; renal metastasis