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Title: Colon carcinoma metastatic to the thyroid gland

Abstract

Metastatic carcinoma to the thyroid gland rarely is encountered in clinical practice; however, autopsy series have shown that it is not a rare occurrence. A case of adenocarcinoma of the colon with metastases to the thyroid is reported. A review of the literature reveals that melanoma, breast, renal, and lung carcinomas are the most frequent tumors to metastasize to the thyroid. Metastatic disease must be considered in the differential diagnosis of cold nodules on radionuclide thyroid scans, particularly in patients with a known primary.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, GA
OSTI Identifier:
6850064
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; METASTASES; DIAGNOSIS; THYROID; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; CARCINOMAS; LARGE INTESTINE; PATIENTS; BODY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLANDS; INTESTINES; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; 550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics

Citation Formats

Lester, Jr, J W, Carter, M P, Berens, S V, Long, R F, and Caplan, G E. Colon carcinoma metastatic to the thyroid gland. United States: N. p., 1986. Web. doi:10.1097/00003072-198609000-00009.
Lester, Jr, J W, Carter, M P, Berens, S V, Long, R F, & Caplan, G E. Colon carcinoma metastatic to the thyroid gland. United States. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198609000-00009
Lester, Jr, J W, Carter, M P, Berens, S V, Long, R F, and Caplan, G E. 1986. "Colon carcinoma metastatic to the thyroid gland". United States. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198609000-00009.
@article{osti_6850064,
title = {Colon carcinoma metastatic to the thyroid gland},
author = {Lester, Jr, J W and Carter, M P and Berens, S V and Long, R F and Caplan, G E},
abstractNote = {Metastatic carcinoma to the thyroid gland rarely is encountered in clinical practice; however, autopsy series have shown that it is not a rare occurrence. A case of adenocarcinoma of the colon with metastases to the thyroid is reported. A review of the literature reveals that melanoma, breast, renal, and lung carcinomas are the most frequent tumors to metastasize to the thyroid. Metastatic disease must be considered in the differential diagnosis of cold nodules on radionuclide thyroid scans, particularly in patients with a known primary.},
doi = {10.1097/00003072-198609000-00009},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6850064}, journal = {Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986}
}