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Spontaneous Murine Model of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Published on: February 3, 2023
[Renal cell carcinoma metastasis in a microfollicular adenoma of the thyroid gland]
G Wolf1, Reingard Maria Aigner, Ursula Humer-Fuchs
1Klinische Abteilung für Nuklearmedizin, Universitätsklinik für Radiologie, Auenbruggerplatz 9, A-8036 Graz. ge.wolf@kfunigraz.ac.at
Abstract:
A 60-year-old woman had a nephrectomy of her left kidney because of a renal cell carcinoma. She came to us for an oncologic F-18-fluordeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (F-18-FDG-PET). In the positron emission tomography there was a pathologic fluordeoxyglucose-uptake in the left thyroid gland lobe. Thyroid investigation and Tc-99 m pertechnetate scintigraphy of the thyroid gland was done. It showed a hyperfunctioning nodule in the left thyroid gland lobe. Surgery was suggested. Histology showed a metastasis of a clear cell renal carcinoma in a microfollicular adenoma of the thyroid gland--a very rare combination.
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