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Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy of thyroid cancer metastasis: case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Giovanni Cochetti,
Efisio Puxeddu,
F. D’Amico,
Emanuele Cottini,
Francesco Barillaro,
Ettore Mearini,
Michele Del Zingaro
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
oncotargets and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1178-6930
DOI - 10.2147/ott.s37402
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , thyroid , metastasis , thyroid cancer , follicular thyroid cancer , bone metastasis , renal cell carcinoma , cancer , thyroid carcinoma , surgery , kidney , oncology , papillary thyroid cancer
Follicular cell thyroid carcinoma is a quite aggressive form of thyroid cancer. About 10% of follicular thyroid carcinoma shows multiple metastases: lung and bone are the most common sites of metastasis. Renal involvement from thyroid primary cancer is very rare with incidence of 4.5%-5.9%.

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