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Published in: Head and Neck Pathology 4/2009

01-12-2009 | Case Report

Tumor-to-Tumor Metastasis: Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid—Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Authors: Olga L. Bohn, Luis E. De las Casas, Marino E. Leon

Published in: Head and Neck Pathology | Issue 4/2009

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Abstract

Metastatic disease to thyroid gland is a rare event. Although renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been reported to metastasize the thyroid gland, metastatic RCC to a thyroid neoplasm is very unusual. We report a case of a 68-year-old man with history of RCC who presented with a 2.5-cm thyroid nodule. Histologic examination demonstrates a renal cell carcinoma metastatic to a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. The clinicopathologic features of metastatic disease into a thyroid gland neoplasm are shown, and a review of the literature is presented.
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Metadata
Title
Tumor-to-Tumor Metastasis: Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid—Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
Authors
Olga L. Bohn
Luis E. De las Casas
Marino E. Leon
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
Humana Press Inc
Published in
Head and Neck Pathology / Issue 4/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1936-0568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-009-0147-9

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