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Tianyun Wang¹, Chengpeng Sun¹, Yuxi Wang²

¹Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Frontiers in oncology

|February 2, 2026

Resumen

El carcinosarcoma tiroideo, un cáncer agresivo y raro, se encontró inusualmente en la pared torácica de un paciente años después del tratamiento para el carcinoma tiroideo papilar. Este caso explora un posible vínculo entre la terapia con yodo radiactivo y el desarrollo de este raro tumor.

Área de la Ciencia:

Oncología
Endocrinología
Patología

Sus antecedentes:

El carcinosarcoma tiroideo (TCS) es una neoplasia maligna rara y agresiva.
El TCS es típicamente un tumor tiroideo primario, pero este caso presenta una ocurrencia en la pared torácica.
La paciente tenía antecedentes de carcinoma tiroideo papilar (CPT) tratado con yodo radiactivo (RAI) para enfermedad metastásica.

Objetivo del estudio:

Informar un caso inusual de carcinosarcoma tiroideo (TCS) en la pared torácica.
Investigar la posible asociación entre la terapia previa con yodo radiactivo (RAI) y el desarrollo de TCS.
Detallar el curso clínico de una paciente con un TCS extratiroideo raro.

Principales métodos:

Reporte de caso de una paciente femenina de 66 años.
Revisión de la historia clínica, incluyendo diagnóstico previo de CPT y tratamiento con RAI.
Confirmación patológica de la masa de la pared torácica como TCS tras resección quirúrgica.

Principales resultados:

Una mujer de 66 años desarrolló una masa en la pared torácica cuatro años después de completar la terapia con yodo radiactivo (RAI) para el CPT metastásico.
La masa de la pared torácica se confirmó patológicamente como carcinosarcoma tiroideo (TCS).
Esto representa una presentación extratiroidea inusual de TCS.

Conclusiones:

Este caso resalta una presentación atípica de carcinosarcoma tiroideo (TCS) en la pared torácica.
Se sugiere una posible asociación temporal y topográfica entre la terapia previa con yodo radiactivo (RAI) y el desarrollo de TCS extratiroideo.
Se justifica una mayor investigación para explorar la relación entre la RAI y el desarrollo de tumores raros.

Palabras clave:

carcinosarcoma metástasis carcinoma tiroideo papilar terapia con yodo radiactivo tiroides

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