The mystic thyroid nodule: A cytologist′s confront

Metastatic thyroid carcinoma is clinically silent and found only at autopsy in most instances. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common and constitutes 56% of all secondary malignancies. However, preoperative distinction between primary and secondary thyroid neoplasms is often challenging. Fine...

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Published inJournal of cytology Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 124 - 126
Main Authors Vanisri, HR, Vani, K, Sheela Devi, CS, Sunila, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 01.01.2011
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Fine needle aspiration cytology; metastatic thyroid tumor; renal cell carcinoma
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Summary:Metastatic thyroid carcinoma is clinically silent and found only at autopsy in most instances. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common and constitutes 56% of all secondary malignancies. However, preoperative distinction between primary and secondary thyroid neoplasms is often challenging. Fine needle aspiration is helpful in establishing a correct preoperative diagnosis. A local surgical resection is curative if prompt preoperative diagnosis is established. We hereby report a case of isolated metastatic RCC to the thyroid in a 65-year-old woman, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology and later confirmed with histopathological examination.
ISSN:0970-9371
DOI:10.4103/0970-9371.83471