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Primary follicular thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the kidney and widespread dissemination: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Di‑Ming Cai
    • Hui‑Yao Wang
    • Yong Jiang
    • Shyam Sundar Parajuly
    • Ye Tian
    • Bu‑Yun Ma
    • Yong‑Zhong Li
    • Bin Song
    • Yan Luo
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  • Published online on: April 6, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4417
  • Pages: 3293-3297
  • Copyright: © Cai et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Distant metastases are more common in follicular thyroid carcinoma (FC) than in papillary thyroid carcinoma. However, FC metastasis to the kidney with eggshell calcification, as observed in the present case, is rare. The current report presents a case of a 67‑year‑old woman exhibiting a solitary tumor in the mid pole of the left kidney. Radical nephrectomy was performed, as the tumor was diagnosed as a primary renal carcinoma using contrast‑enhanced computed tomography. Once the tumor was confirmed to be FC, total thyroidectomy was performed. Following administration of an oral therapeutic dose of 100 mCi 131I, functional imaging demonstrated the presence of multifocal metastases in the chest and abdomen. Euthyrox® was prescribed orally to aid normal thyroid function. Follow‑up 6 months later using radionuclide imaging demonstrated the disappearance of the multifocal metastases in the chest and abdomen. The distant metastasis of FC may represent the initial symptom of the primary lesion, which was neglected. Ultrasound is an effective method to examine nodules located on the thyroid.
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Cai DM, Wang HY, Jiang Y, Parajuly SS, Tian Y, Ma BY, Li YZ, Song B and Luo Y: Primary follicular thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the kidney and widespread dissemination: A case report. Oncol Lett 11: 3293-3297, 2016
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Cai, D., Wang, H., Jiang, Y., Parajuly, S.S., Tian, Y., Ma, B. ... Luo, Y. (2016). Primary follicular thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the kidney and widespread dissemination: A case report. Oncology Letters, 11, 3293-3297. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4417
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Cai, D., Wang, H., Jiang, Y., Parajuly, S. S., Tian, Y., Ma, B., Li, Y., Song, B., Luo, Y."Primary follicular thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the kidney and widespread dissemination: A case report". Oncology Letters 11.5 (2016): 3293-3297.
Chicago
Cai, D., Wang, H., Jiang, Y., Parajuly, S. S., Tian, Y., Ma, B., Li, Y., Song, B., Luo, Y."Primary follicular thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the kidney and widespread dissemination: A case report". Oncology Letters 11, no. 5 (2016): 3293-3297. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4417