[Mediastinal lymph node metastasis of thyroid cancer occurring 15 years after the initial operation; report of a case].
Kyobu Geka
; 59(6): 487-90, 2006 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
A 71-year-old woman was found to have an abnormal shadow on a chest X-ray. Fifteen years earlier she had undergone a subtotal thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer without any lymph node metastasis. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a mediastinal tumor with full of blood stream. Since the positron emission tomography (PET) disclosed an increased uptake of fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) in the tumor, a malignant lymphatic tumor was therefore suspected. An immunohistological examination of biopsy specimens taken by thoracoscopic procedure demonstrated tumor to be lymph node metastasis of the previous thyroid cancer. After a tumor resection by means of a thoracotomy and total thyroidectomy, the patient was scheduled to receive radioiodine therapy. The previously reported cases are also herein reviewed.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tiroidectomía
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Neoplasias de la Tiroides
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Carcinoma Papilar
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Ganglios Linfáticos
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Metástasis Linfática
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Ja
Año:
2006
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