Papillary thyroid carcinoma with clear cell renal cell carcinoma metastasized to the thyroid gland: A case report

Wu,Fei; Xia,Chengwei; Hai,Rui; Chen,Xiaodong; Li,Meirong; Guo,Qingxi; Liu,Shanshan; Zhou,Xiangyu

doi:10.3892/ol.2023.14115

Papillary thyroid carcinoma with clear cell renal cell carcinoma metastasized to the thyroid gland: A case report

Authors:
- Fei Wu
- Chengwei Xia
- Rui Hai
- Xiaodong Chen
- Meirong Li
- Qingxi Guo
- Shanshan Liu
- Xiangyu Zhou
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Affiliations: Department of Thyroid Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China, Department of Thyroid Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China, Department of General Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
Published online on: October 24, 2023 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2023.14115
Article Number: 528
Copyright: © Wu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) to the thyroid gland is rare, and simultaneous occurrence of ccRCC and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is even rarer. Due to the occult nature of the disease, the clinical diagnosis is difficult. In the case of multiple tumors, the possibility of thyroid metastasis should not be ignored during the clinical diagnosis and treatment of PTC. The present study reported a case with initial diagnosis of PTC and accidental discovery of thyroid metastasis of ccRCC. This case study aims to improve the understanding of occult thyroid metastasis, providing a reference for its clinical diagnosis and treatment. Accordingly, misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis of this disease may be reduced and the survival rate and the life quality of patients can be improved.

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