Isolated thyroid metastasis revealed an unknown lung adenocarcinoma: a case report

Cancer metastasis to the thyroid is extremely rare. The most common sites that have been reported to metastasize to the thyroid gland are breast and kidney. As to primary lung cancer metastasizing to the thyroid gland, only a few cases have been described in the literature. We report a case of a 37-...

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Published in:Journal of medical case reports 2015-09, Vol.9 (1), p.221-221, Article 221
Main Authors: Khalil, J, Elomrani, F, Benoulaid, M, Elkacemi, H, Kebdani, T, Errihani, H, Benjaafar, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - therapy
Adenocarcinoma of Lung
Adjuvant treatment
Adult
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use
Cancer
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Complications and side effects
Development and progression
Diagnosis
Disease
Female
Goiter, Nodular - pathology
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - therapy
Lymph Node Excision - methods
Medical treatment
Metastasis
Remission Induction
Thyroid gland
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms - secondary
Thyroid Neoplasms - therapy
Thyroidectomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Cancer metastasis to the thyroid is extremely rare. The most common sites that have been reported to metastasize to the thyroid gland are breast and kidney. As to primary lung cancer metastasizing to the thyroid gland, only a few cases have been described in the literature. We report a case of a 37-year-old white Arabian woman who had never smoked tobacco products for whom a malignant thyroid mass revealed a primary lung tumor. She had a surgical excision for both the thyroid and the pulmonary tumors, and received adjuvant chemotherapy. At 1 year, she is still in remission. Our case is rare as it describes a case where the thyroid lesion was the revealing sign of an unknown lung carcinoma. Management of thyroid metastases should depend on the individual situation and surgical excision should be proposed whenever a patient's condition is favorable.
ISSN:1752-1947
1752-1947
DOI:10.1186/s13256-015-0663-z