Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer | Zendy

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Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Author(s) -

Bitoti Chattopadhyay,

Biswamit Bhattacharya,

Atri Chatterjee,

Pijush Kanti Biswas,

Nirod Baran Debnath

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in oncological medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.173

H-Index - 7

eISSN - 2090-6714

pISSN - 2090-6706

DOI - 10.1155/2012/235062

Subject(s) - medicine , papillary thyroid cancer , asymptomatic , metastasis , external beam radiation , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid , cancer , thyroid cancer , gastrointestinal tract , radiology , pathology , radiation therapy

Endotracheal metastasis is a rare situation, usually associated with malignancies of breast and gastrointestinal tract, specially colon. Papillary carcinoma of thyroid commonly disseminates through lymphatic channels and tracheal involvement through vascular route is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of tracheal metastasis from papillary carcinoma of thyroid. The patient responded to external beam radiation therapy with cobalt 60 beams in a dose of 44 Gy followed by a 16 Gy boost. The patient is under followup and is presently asymptomatic. This paper adds to the repertoire of evidence in treatment of endotracheal metastasis.

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