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Metastatic small-cell lung carcinoma to the thyroid gland: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2013

Pamela Boimel  and
Aruna Turaka
Pamela Boimel
Affiliation:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Aruna Turaka*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
*
Correspondence to: Aruna Turaka, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA. Tel: 215 728 3022. Fax: 215 214 1629. E-mail: aruna.turaka@fccc.edu
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Abstract

Object

Metastasis to the thyroid gland is a rare event.

Methods

We describe an unusual case of a 38-year-old woman with a history of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), presenting with a new nodule in the thyroid gland, found to be metastatic SCLC, without evidence of widespread dissemination.

Conclusions

A new thyroid nodule should be carefully evaluated for metastasis in a patient with a history of prior malignancy.

Keywords

lung cancerPET scanthyroid metastases
Type
Case Study
Information
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 2014 , pp. 236 - 239
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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