Spleen Metastasis from Thyroid Carcinoma
| Autor: | Emilio Mayayo, Salomé Martinez, Virginia Gómez-Aracil, Amadeo Saurí, Susana Blázquez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Histology business.industry Thyroid Splenic Neoplasm General Medicine medicine.disease Pathology and Forensic Medicine Metastasis body regions Thyroid carcinoma medicine.anatomical_structure Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma medicine Carcinoma Splenic disease business Thyroid cancer |
| Zdroj: | Acta Cytologica. 47:1116-1118 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2650 0001-5547 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Lymphoreticular malignancies are the most common neoplasms involving the spleen. Metastasis can be caused by direct invasion from surrounding tumors or from hematogenous spread. Spleen metastases from thyroid carcinoma are unusual, and only 1 case has been reported; none have been diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). CASE: A 75-year-old female was diagnosed 6 months earlier with a poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma with wide lymphatic and vascular invasion. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging showed several spleen nodules. FNAC was performed under CT guidance. Cytologic examination showed atypical epithelial cells with thyroidal characteristics. CONCLUSION: This case had the cytologic findings of a poorly differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid metastatic to spleen. We confirmed the rarity of this pathology and the efficacy of splenic FNAC in the diagnosis. |
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