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An Orthotopic Mouse Model of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
Published on: April 17, 2013
[Intrathyroid metastasis of kidney cancer. A rare case and diagnostic trap]
Abstract:
We report the discovery of a unique renal-cell carcinoma operated 9 years earlier on a thyroidectomy operative specimen. Intra-thyroid metastasis from kidney cancer is uncommon. The average delay to discovery as a painless thyroid nodule is estimated around 6 years following nephrectomy. Pre-operative fine needle aspiration and cytology provide the diagnosis. Prognosis of unique thyroid metastasis of kidney cancer is good despite the distant spread. Surgery is the most common therapeutic attitude.
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