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Kim, Jang, Choi, and Park: Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Thyroid Gland
Case Report

Korean Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2012; 12(3): 185-187.

Published online: 30 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16956/kjes.2012.12.3.185

Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Thyroid Gland

Dong-Ju Kim, M.D., Lee-Chan Jang, M.D., Jae-Woon Choi, M.D., Jin-Woo Park, M.D.

Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.

Correspondence: Jin-Woo Park. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, 410 Sungbong-ro, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju 361-763, Korea. Tel: +82-43-269-6033, Fax: +82-43-266-6037, webjwpark@chungbuk.ac.kr

Received 23 May 2012       Revised 17 July 2012       Accepted 18 July 2012

Copyright © 2012 Korean Association of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgeons; KATES

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Abstract

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common histological subtype of malignant renal tumors. Although RCC frequently metastasizes to many organs, it rarely metastasizes to the thyroid gland without evidence of other organ involvement. We report a case of a metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the thyroid gland, which was misdiagnosed preoperatively as a follicular neoplasm from the fine needle aspiration cytology.

Keywords: Renal cell carcinoma, Metastasis, Thyroid

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