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Surgical treatment of metastatic disease in the thyroid gland
Author(s) -
Ericsson Mats,
Biörklund Ander,
Cederquist Ebbe,
Ingemansson Stig,
Åkerman Måns
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930170104
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , biopsy , metastatic carcinoma , surgery , metastatic melanoma , disease , thyroid carcinoma , carcinoma , radiology , pathology , cancer
Metastatic disease in the thyroid gland is uncommon in clinical practice. Preoperative investigation with thyroid scan and fine‐needle aspiration biopsy verified or strongly suggested metastatic disease in seven out of nine patients. All patients were treated by thyroid surgery. Three patients died within 4 months in disseminated disease. The remaining seven patients had a survival rate of between 1 and 5 years. Three patients are still alive 12, 29, and 48 months after thyroid surgery. Surgical treatment for metastatic disease in the thyroid, especially due to metastatic renal carcinoma and melanoma, is recommended.