Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Endotracheal metastasis is a rare situation, usually associated with malignancies of breast and gastrointestinal tract, specially colon. Papillary carcinoma of thyroid commonly disseminates through lymphatic channels and tracheal involvement through vascular route is rarely reported. Here, we report...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chattopadhyay, Bitoti, Bhattacharya, Biswamit, Chatterjee, Atri, Biswas, Pijush Kanti, Debnath, Nirod Baran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23094166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/235062
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Sumario:Endotracheal metastasis is a rare situation, usually associated with malignancies of breast and gastrointestinal tract, specially colon. Papillary carcinoma of thyroid commonly disseminates through lymphatic channels and tracheal involvement through vascular route is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of tracheal metastasis from papillary carcinoma of thyroid. The patient responded to external beam radiation therapy with cobalt 60 beams in a dose of 44 Gy followed by a 16 Gy boost. The patient is under followup and is presently asymptomatic. This paper adds to the repertoire of evidence in treatment of endotracheal metastasis.

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