Open AccessRenal metastasis from papillary carcinoma thyroid detected by whole body iodine scan: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Lekha Nair,
KR Anila,
A Sreekumar,
V. M. Pradeep
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.183618
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , thyroid carcinoma , malignancy , presentation (obstetrics) , papillary renal cell carcinomas , pathology , thyroid , follicular carcinoma , carcinoma , papillary carcinoma , radiology , cancer
Papillary carcinoma is the most common thyroid malignancy. Usual sites of metastasis include lungs and bone, but renal metastasis is very rare. Here we present a case of a follicular variant of papillary carcinoma with renal and lung metastasis at presentation.