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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2019

Metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the parathyroid gland 12 years after radical nephrectomy.

Débora Melo, Joana Marantes Pimenta, Valter Paixão, José Cortés, Emilia Duro, Fátima Caratão

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Débora MeloGeneral Surgery Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo, Beja 7801-849, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1149-5809
Joana Marantes PimentaGeneral Surgery Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo, Beja 7801-849, Portugal.
Valter PaixãoGeneral Surgery Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo, Beja 7801-849, Portugal.
José CortésDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Espiríto Santo, 7000 Évora, Portugal.
Emilia DuroGeneral Surgery Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo, Beja 7801-849, Portugal.
Fátima CaratãoGeneral Surgery Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo, Beja 7801-849, Portugal.
Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga · PTHospital do Espírito Santo · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for 2-3% of all malignant tumors in adults. RCC is well-known for its propensity to metastasize to unusual sites, and late metastasis, even after several years, is common. Involvement of the parathyroid gland has only four reported cases in literature. A 62-year-old Caucasian man was referred to our department due to an enlarging cervical mass. The patient's relevant past medical history included a left nephrectomy for RCC 12 years ago. After right thyroid lobectomy and isthmectomy, histopathology revealed an intrathyroidal nodule corresponding to the parathyroid gland with metastatic RCC. Approximately one-third of RCC subjects with apparently localized disease will develop metastasis, even several years after nephrectomy. The literature is sparse regarding the most appropriate follow-up approach for these patients. We describe a rare case of nodular goiter of the thyroid gland concurrent with metastatic RCC to an intrathyroidal parathyroid gland, without disseminated systemic metastasis.

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