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[Thyroid metastases].

F Ménégaux1, J P Chigot

  • 1Service de chirurgie générale, digestive et endocrinienne, hôpital de la Pitié, 47/83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris, France.

Annales De Chirurgie
|January 24, 2002
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Thyroid metastases are rare and often indicate a poor prognosis. However, isolated metastases, particularly from renal carcinoma, may benefit from total thyroidectomy, with some long-term survivals reported.

Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Oncology
  • Surgical Pathology

Context:

  • Thyroid metastases are uncommon clinical findings, often discovered during post-mortem examinations.
  • This study investigates a series of 14 patients with thyroid metastases over a 10-year period.

Purpose:

  • To report a series of thyroid metastases.
  • To highlight their infrequent occurrence and generally poor prognosis.
  • To evaluate the role of surgical intervention in selected cases.

Summary:

  • Out of 619 thyroidectomies for malignancy, 14 patients (2.2%) had thyroid metastases.
  • The primary tumors included renal, breast, lung carcinoma, and melanoma.
  • Most patients died within a year, but one with renal cell carcinoma survived 10 years post-thyroidectomy.

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Impact:

  • Thyroid metastases can be the initial presentation of an occult primary cancer or detected during follow-up.
  • Total thyroidectomy may be a justified treatment for isolated thyroid metastases, especially in renal cell carcinoma, offering potential for long-term survival.