Two Cases of Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Thyroid Gland.
- Author:
Je Hyuk LEE
1
;
Jang Hyuck LEE
;
In Sun KIM
;
Kwang Yoon JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kyjung@kumc.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Metastasis;
Thyroid cancer;
Renal cell carcinoma
- MeSH:
Breast;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell*;
Colon;
Incidence;
Kidney;
Larynx;
Lung;
Melanoma;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroid Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2000;43(9):1012-1015
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Metastatic cancers to the thyroid gland are rare, with the most common primary site being the kidney. The next most common sites are the breast, lung, melanoma, colon and larynx. In the case of thyroid metastasis of renal cell carcinoma, the thyroid metastasis may be the initial manifestation and the incidence of this type seems disproportionate to the frequency of the primary renal cell carcinoma. 3Ve have recently experienced two cases of thyroid metastasis of renal cell carcinoma and report them with a brief review of the related literature.
