Colonic adenocarcinoma metastatic to the thyroid gland: a case report with immunohistochemical investigation.
J Korean Med Sci
; 14(4): 455-9, 1999 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Clinically evident metastases of carcinomas to the thyroid gland are rare, particularly from a colorectal primary tumor. We present a case of colonic adenocarcinoma metastatic to the thyroid gland with histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings. A 68-year-old woman with a history of Dukes' stage B colon carcinoma presented a mass in the thyroid gland. The tumor was confirmed to be metastatic adenocarcinoma from the colon. The immunohistochemical findings demonstrated positive staining for cytokeratin 20, low-molecular-weight cytokeratin, villin and carcinoembryonic antigen, but stains were negative for cytokeratin 7 and thyroglobulin.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Thyroid Neoplasms
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Adenocarcinoma
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Colonic Neoplasms
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Korean Med Sci
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article