Two Cases of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Masquerading as Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Cancer.
10.11106/jkta.2012.5.2.157
- Author:
Ju Hee LEE
1
;
Se Hoon LEE
;
Hye Sook MIN
;
Ji Hoon KIM
;
Do Joon PARK
;
Young Joo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nepolasm metastasis;
Papillary thyroid carcinoma;
Non-small-cell lung carcinoma
- MeSH:
Carcinoma;
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung;
Humans;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Prognosis;
Thyroglobulin;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroid Neoplasms
- From:Journal of Korean Thyroid Association
2012;5(2):157-160
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papillary thyroid carcinoma and primary lung cancer have vastly different treatment approaches and prognosis. If lung mass is found in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma, we have to be aware of the possibility of primary lung cancer especially when the lesion is not iodine-avid, or is not typical to metastatic thyroid carcinoma, or serum thyroglobulin is not elevated. Here we present two cases of non-small cell lung cancer masquerading as metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma and think of the approach of the lung mass which is found in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.
