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Thyroid nodule: not as clear-cut as it seems

Benign etiologies and primary thyroid cancers are the most common causes of incidental thyroid nodules. Clinically evident metastases to the thyroid gland are not common and account for 2%-3% of thyroid cancers, though the incidence of thyroid metastases reaches 24% in autopsy studies.1 The most common clinically detected thyroid metastases originate from renal cell carcinoma (RCC; 48.1%).2 We report here a rare case of a man with clear-cell RCC with late recurrence in the thyroid gland as a solitary metastasis, 13 years after the primary diagnosis.

 

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The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology - 14(1)
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benign etiology, primary thyroid cancers, incidental thyroid nodules, thyroid metastases, renal-cell carcinoma, RCC, sunitinib, thyroidectomy, adjuvant radiation therapy
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Benign etiologies and primary thyroid cancers are the most common causes of incidental thyroid nodules. Clinically evident metastases to the thyroid gland are not common and account for 2%-3% of thyroid cancers, though the incidence of thyroid metastases reaches 24% in autopsy studies.1 The most common clinically detected thyroid metastases originate from renal cell carcinoma (RCC; 48.1%).2 We report here a rare case of a man with clear-cell RCC with late recurrence in the thyroid gland as a solitary metastasis, 13 years after the primary diagnosis.

 

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Benign etiologies and primary thyroid cancers are the most common causes of incidental thyroid nodules. Clinically evident metastases to the thyroid gland are not common and account for 2%-3% of thyroid cancers, though the incidence of thyroid metastases reaches 24% in autopsy studies.1 The most common clinically detected thyroid metastases originate from renal cell carcinoma (RCC; 48.1%).2 We report here a rare case of a man with clear-cell RCC with late recurrence in the thyroid gland as a solitary metastasis, 13 years after the primary diagnosis.

 

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The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology - 14(1)
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The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology - 14(1)
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benign etiology, primary thyroid cancers, incidental thyroid nodules, thyroid metastases, renal-cell carcinoma, RCC, sunitinib, thyroidectomy, adjuvant radiation therapy
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benign etiology, primary thyroid cancers, incidental thyroid nodules, thyroid metastases, renal-cell carcinoma, RCC, sunitinib, thyroidectomy, adjuvant radiation therapy
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