Renal metastasis from papillary carcinoma thyroid detected by whole body iodine scan: A case report and review of the literature

Papillary carcinoma is the most common thyroid malignancy. Usual sites of metastasis include lungs and bone, but renal metastasis is very rare. Here we present a case of a follicular variant of papillary carcinoma with renal and lung metastasis at presentation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nair, Lekha M., Anila, K. R., Sreekumar, A., Pradeep, V. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4918493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27385900
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.183618
Descripción
Sumario:Papillary carcinoma is the most common thyroid malignancy. Usual sites of metastasis include lungs and bone, but renal metastasis is very rare. Here we present a case of a follicular variant of papillary carcinoma with renal and lung metastasis at presentation.

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