Clinically Significant Thyroid Metastasis of Lung Cancer: A Rare Case Report
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2017Yazar
ÇALIK, Mustafa
ÇALIK, Saniye Göknil
EREN KARANİS, Meryem İlkay
ESME, Hıdır
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Although thyroid tumors are commonly primary, metastases are extremely
rare. We report a rare case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of primary lung
origin presenting as a solitary thyroid nodule. A 55-year-old female
housewife with no significant past medical history, admitted to our
emergency department, complained of anterior neck swelling and dyspnea
for one month. In radiological assessment, goiter with retrosternal
extension, right primary pulmonary mass with bilateral pleural effusion,
and metastases of the brain, thyroid, mediastinal lymph node, and left
lung were detected. Dyspnea improved after chest drainage. Cytological
examination and biopsies were performed, and histopathological and
immunohistochemical examinations revealed primary lung adenocarcinoma
and thyroid metastasis. The patient was discharged after pleurodesis
without complications. Even though primary tumors of the thyroid are
more common and usually benign, metastasis should always be kept in
mind, especially in patients with a positive history of renal cell,
breast, and lung cancer.
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