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15912297

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-24
pubmed:abstractText
We report a rare case of a solitary metachronous metastasis of renal clear cell carcinoma (RCC) presenting as a thyroid tumor 19 years after a nephrectomy. Our search of the English-language literature found only sporadic reports of late RCC metastases to the thyroid. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid tumor was not accompanied with thyroglobulin (Tg) staining, leading us to initially suspect a primary follicular thyroid carcinoma. The patient, a 77-year-old man, underwent a total thyroidectomy with modified neck dissection. Histological examination confirmed the tumor to be RCC metastasis, and immunohistochemical analysis revealed that both Tg and thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) were negative in the tumor cells. Thus, the possibility of late RCC metastasis to the thyroid should be considered, even in a patient with a remote history. Furthermore, TTF-1 is useful for identifying thyroid metastatic carcinomas.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0941-1291
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
483-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-8-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Solitary metachronous metastasis to the thyroid from renal clear cell carcinoma 19 years after nephrectomy: report of a case.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Yokohama, 232-0024, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports