Metastasis of distal esophageal carcinoma to the thyroid with presentation simulating primary thyroid carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature

Metastasis to the thyroid is extremely rare. There is a lack of awareness of and adequate preparation for this situation, especially in an individual without a past history of malignancy. We describe a rare case of a 61-year-old man in whom a primary distal esophageal carcinoma gave rise to a metast...

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Autores principales: Chen, En-dong, Cheng, Pu, Yan, Xing-qiang, Ye, Yun-liang, Chen, Cheng-ze, Ji, Xiu-huan, Zhang, Xiao-hua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4001107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24755371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-12-106

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4001107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24755371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-12-106

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