Occult Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Huge Mediastinal Cystic Metastasis / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
; : 113-116, 2010.
Article
em Ko
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ABSTRACT
The initial presentation of distant metastases in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma is quite rare. Most distant metastases are solid nodular lesions. A 67-year-old man who complained of severe dyspnea underwent surgery due to a large mediastinal cystic mass compressing the trachea and great vessels. Pathologically, the cystic mass was a metastatic thyroid papillary carcinoma. The thyroid evaluations were compatible with a well differentiated thyroid carcinoma. An occult thyroid carcinoma presenting as a large mediastinal cystic lesion is extremely rare.
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Assunto principal:
Glândula Tireoide
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Traqueia
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Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide
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Carcinoma
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Carcinoma Papilar
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Dispneia
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Cisto Mediastínico
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Neoplasias do Mediastino
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Metástase Neoplásica
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article