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Thyroid Metastases from Gallbladder Cancer

Authors: Jean M. Butte, Luis Marín, Manuel Meneses, Hernán De La Fuente, Rossana Pruzzo, Francisca Redondo, Hugo Parada, Horacio Amaral, Enrique Waugh

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 7/2009

Abstract

Background

Gallbladder cancer is an aggressive malignancy and radical resection is the only curative therapy available. Metastatic disease in the thyroid is rarely seen; however, different studies have confirmed that the most common primary tumor source is the kidney.

Case Report

Thyroid metastases from tumors originating in the gastrointestinal tract have been reported. We report a patient with gallbladder cancer (T2N1M0) treated with radical resection and postoperative chemoradiation who developed thyroid metastases.

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Title: Thyroid Metastases from Gallbladder Cancer
Authors: Jean M. Butte
Luis Marín
Manuel Meneses
Hernán De La Fuente
Rossana Pruzzo
Francisca Redondo
Hugo Parada
Horacio Amaral
Enrique Waugh
Publication date: 01-07-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 7/2009
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-008-0743-0

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Thyroid Metastases from Gallbladder Cancer

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