Granulomatous reaction within the thyroid metastases of a renal cell carcinoma. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Metastases of non-thyroid malignancies to the thyroid gland have been reported in 1.4% to 3% of patients undergoing thyroid surgery for thyroid malignancy. We report a case of thyroid metastases from renal cell carcinoma in a 57-year-old man, who underwent a left nephrectomy 11 years earlier for a renal cell carcinoma. The histological examination demonstrated a CD-10 positive and thyroglobulin and thyroid transcription factor-1 negative tissue, with numerous noncaseating gigantocellular granulomas. These findings are interesting for the possible role of the immune response in metastatic localizations.

publication date

  • June 17, 2013

Research

keywords

  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell
  • Granuloma
  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Thyroid Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84893547618

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1177/1066896913491319

PubMed ID

  • 23775018

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 22

issue

  • 1