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ArticleJournal of radiology case reports2019

A Multimodal and Pathological Analysis of a Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis to the Thyroid Gland 11 Years Post Nephrectomy.

Thomas Rand Geisbush, Zaneta Dymon, Medhat Sam Gabriel, Vivek Yedavalli

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Article in Journal of radiology case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas Rand GeisbushChicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, USA.
Zaneta DymonDepartment of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Illinois, USA.
Medhat Sam GabrielDepartment of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Illinois, USA.
Vivek YedavalliDepartment of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, USA.
Loyola University Medical Center · USRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyroid lesions have a comprehensive differential diagnosis which include benign and malignant entities, such as metastases. However, metastases only account for a small percentage of thyroid lesions with renal cell carcinoma as the most common. Metastases to the thyroid pose a diagnostic dilemma as symptoms may not manifest for up to decades after removal of the renal cell carcinoma. Due to the nonspecific appearance on computed tomography and ultrasound, distinguishing metastases from primary thyroid malignancies is of the utmost importance for timely patient management. Our case demonstrates the importance of considering RCC metastases to the thyroid even years after nephrectomy to mitigate potential delays in diagnosis. We present the case of a 66-year-old male with a past medical history of renal cell carcinoma status post nephrectomy 11 years prior who demonstrated incidental thyroid abnormalities on positron emission tomography/computed tomography and ultrasound later confirmed as a metastasis of renal cell carcinoma.

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NephrectomyAgedCarcinoma, Renal CellDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansKidney NeoplasmsMalePositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPostoperative ComplicationsThyroid NeoplasmsTime FactorsUltrasonographyCarcinomaComputed TomographyHypervascular MassNeoplasm MetastasisPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRenal CellThyroid GlandUltrasonography

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PMID31565176
PMCPMC6743643
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