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ArticleTurkish thoracic journal2020

Malignant Melanoma Metastasis to the Thyroid Gland Causing Severe Central Airway Obstruction.

Şükrü Reha Şiraneci, Mihriban Begüm Yıldırım, Berna Duman, İpek Çoban Elbeği, Levent Dalar

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Article in Turkish thoracic journal, 2020. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Şükrü Reha ŞiraneciDemiroğlu Bilim University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5454-6207
Mihriban Begüm YıldırımDemiroğlu Bilim University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4872-4158
Berna DumanDepartment of Pulmonology, Demiroğlu Bilim University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9889-1897
İpek Çoban ElbeğiDepartment of Pathology, Demiroğlu Bilim University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9900-6100
Levent DalarDepartment of Pulmonology, Demiroğlu Bilim University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9754-5474
Istanbul Bilim University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastasis of malignant melanoma to the thyroid gland causing airway obstruction is an extremely rare condition. In an 80-year-old woman who presented with painless swelling of the neck, a diagnosis of malignant melanoma metastasis to the thyroid gland with an unknown source was established. She received multiple radiotherapy sessions that resulted in occasional regression but not complete resolution. She was then referred for tracheal stenting owing to progressed dysphagia and dyspnea. Rigid bronchoscopy was performed, and a fully covered metal stent was placed to secure the open airway. Dyspnea improved immediately after stent insertion. The patient died at her residence because of a cerebrovascular event 2 weeks after the procedure. To the best of our knowledge, central airway obstruction due to malignant melanoma metastasis to the thyroid gland has been not reported in the literature. The approach for palliation of obstruction is similar to that of other malignant central airway obstructions.

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PMID32203004
PMCPMC7089700
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