Solitary Lung Metastasis Diagnosed 30 Years After Surgery for Thyroid Cancer

Shigematsu, Hisayuki; Andou, Akio; Teramoto, Arubi; Matsuo, Kiyoshi; Oda, Wakako; Yamadori, Ichiro; Higashi, Ryohei

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.134

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“…16) PET imaging showed the accumulation of FDG with SUVmax of 8.9 in the nodule. 16) Jung, et al described two patients with papillary thyroid cancer with pulmonary nodular lesions 13 and 9 mm in diameter detected by FDG-PET/CT. 17) They reported the SUVmax value (= 6.5) for only the patient with the 13-mm nodule.…”

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“…Only 3 patients have been evaluated by FDG-PET for nodular pulmonary metastasis from thyroid cancer. 16,17) Shigematsu, et al reported a case with nodular pulmonary metastasis measuring 23 mm from papillary thyroid cancer. 16) PET imaging showed the accumulation of FDG with SUVmax of 8.9 in the nodule.…”

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“…16,17) Shigematsu, et al reported a case with nodular pulmonary metastasis measuring 23 mm from papillary thyroid cancer. 16) PET imaging showed the accumulation of FDG with SUVmax of 8.9 in the nodule. 16) Jung, et al described two patients with papillary thyroid cancer with pulmonary nodular lesions 13 and 9 mm in diameter detected by FDG-PET/CT.…”

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“…Nodular metastatic lesions of about 10 mm in diameter to the lung from thyroid cancer are quite rare; to our knowledge, 16 patients have been reported in the English literature. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] In addition, autopsy studies reported two cases with occult pulmonary metastasis (>10 mm in diameter) from thyroid cancer. 18,19) The 16 cases, who were antemortem diagnosed, were female in all cases, and the thyroid cancer was papillary carcinoma in all but one case-a case of follicular carcinoma.…”

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“…Pulmonary metastases from thyroid cancer usually present with a micronodular or miliary pattern throughout both lungs; nodular pulmonary metastases measuring 10 mm in diameter are very rare. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] We herein present a case of nodular pulmonary metastasis from thyroid carcinoma.…”

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Nodular Metastatic Lung Tumor from Thyroid Carcinoma

Kurishima

Kagohashi

Ishibashi

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Pulmonary metastases from thyroid cancer usually present with a micronodular or miliary pattern throughout both lungs; pulmonary metastasis with nodules measuring 10 mm in diameter is very rare. We herein present a 74-year-old woman with a history of papillary thyroid cancer treated surgically 17 years previously who presented with pulmonary metastatic nodules measuring 15 mm in diameter on chest radiography. If a pulmonary nodule or nodules are encountered in a patient with a history of thyroid cancer, though very rare, the possibility that it is a metastasis must be borne in mind.

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Nodular Metastatic Lung Tumor from Thyroid Carcinoma

Kurishima

Kagohashi

Ishibashi

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Solitary pulmonary metastasis from occult papillary thyroid carcinoma

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Pulmonary metastases from thyroid carcinoma typically cause a micronodular or miliary pattern throughout both lungs. Metastasis consisting of a solitary pulmonary nodule measuring 20 mm in diameter is rare. Here we report a case of a 66‐year‐old woman without a history of papillary thyroid carcinoma who presented with a pulmonary nodule measuring 20 mm in diameter, found on chest computed tomography during a health checkup. The patient underwent a right lobectomy. Microscopic examination showed well‐differentiated papillary adenocarcinoma. Immunohistochemical findings were consistent with a diagnosis of pulmonary metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma. Solitary metastasis to the lung from occult thyroid carcinoma is quite rare, but if a pulmonary nodule is encountered in a patient without a history of thyroid carcinoma, the possibility must be considered.

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Lung nodule detected by F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in patients with papillary thyroid cancer, negative 131I whole body scan, and undetectable serum-stimulated thyroglobulin levels: two case reports

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IntroductionWhen a pulmonary nodular lesion is detected by F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in a patient with post-surgical papillary thyroid carcinoma with undetectable serum-stimulated thyroglobulin levels and negative 131I whole body scan, diagnosis and management of the nodule may be confusing.Case presentationWe describe two post-surgical patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma who showed pulmonary nodular lesions detected by F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography. In both cases serum-stimulated thyroglobulin levels were undetectable and nodular lesions were not detected by 131I whole body scan. In the first case, a 64-year-old Asian woman showed one focal increased fluorodeoxyglucose uptake lesion in the right lower lobe of one of her lungs. Based on the histologic study, the pulmonary nodular lesion was diagnosed as a solitary pulmonary metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma. In the second case, a 59-year-old Asian woman showed a new pulmonary nodule in the right lower lobe. The computed tomography scan of her chest revealed a 9mm nodule in the anterior basal segment and another tiny nodule in the posterior basal segment of the right lower lobe. Six months later, both nodules had increased in size and miliary disseminated nodules were also seen in both lungs. Based on their histology, the pulmonary nodular lesions were considered to be primary lung adenocarcinoma.ConclusionsThe present cases emphasize that physicians should be cautious and make efforts for an accurate diagnosis of pulmonary nodules detected on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma with no evidence of metastasis such as negative 131I whole body scan and undetectable stimulated serum thyroglobulin levels.

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Solitary Lung Metastasis Diagnosed 30 Years After Surgery for Thyroid Cancer

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Nodular Metastatic Lung Tumor from Thyroid Carcinoma

Nodular Metastatic Lung Tumor from Thyroid Carcinoma

Solitary pulmonary metastasis from occult papillary thyroid carcinoma

Lung nodule detected by F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in patients with papillary thyroid cancer, negative 131I whole body scan, and undetectable serum-stimulated thyroglobulin levels: two case reports

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