Thyroid Metastasis as the Initial Presentation of an Asymptomatic Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma

Authors

  • Janine Carmelino Serviço de Cirurgia Geral. Hospital de Curry Cabral. Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central. Lisboa. Portugal.
  • Ana Paula Tavares Serviço de Cirurgia Geral. Hospital de Curry Cabral. Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central. Lisboa. Portugal.
  • Ana Crespo Serviço de Cirurgia Geral. Hospital de Curry Cabral. Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central. Lisboa. Portugal.
  • José Mário Coutinho Serviço de Cirurgia Geral. Hospital de Curry Cabral. Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central. Lisboa. Portugal.
  • António Lázaro Serviço de Anatomia Patológica. Hospital de Curry Cabral. Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central. Lisboa. Portugal.
  • Vasco Ribeiro Serviço de Cirurgia Geral. Hospital de Curry Cabral. Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central. Lisboa. Portugal.
  • Eduardo Barroso Serviço de Cirurgia Geral. Hospital de Curry Cabral. Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central. Lisboa. Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.7277

Keywords:

Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Neoplasm Metastasis, Thyroid Neoplasms/secondary.

Abstract

Introduction: Clear cell renal carcinoma metastases to the thyroid gland are rare and only diagnosable after an immunohistochemistry analysis of the histological sample. The purpose of this article is to report a case of thyroid metastasis as the initial presentation of a clear cell renal carcinoma.
Case Report: Male patient with a solid nodule in the left lobe of the thyroid, 5.3 cm in diameter, suspicious of malignancy, for which a total thyroidectomy with central compartment lymphadenectomy was performed. Histology revealed two clear cell renal carcinoma metastases. After evaluation of the kidney, the patient underwent radical nephrectomy four months later.
Discussion: What makes this case interesting is that thyroid metastases as the initial presentation of renal cell carcinoma are rare, but if treated early, a ‘double surgical resection’ is possible, leading to a 5 year survival rate of 80%.

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Published

2016-11-30

How to Cite

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Carmelino J, Tavares AP, Crespo A, Coutinho JM, Lázaro A, Ribeiro V, Barroso E. Thyroid Metastasis as the Initial Presentation of an Asymptomatic Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2016 Nov. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];29(11):755-8. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/7277

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 11 (2016): November

Section

Case Report

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