Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastases to Thyroid and Pancreas: A Rare Occurrence.

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Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastases to Thyroid and Pancreas: A Rare Occurrence.

S D Med. 2015 Nov;68(11):483-5

Authors: Potu KC, Pownell B, Ananthaneni HD, Bhatia V

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report on a case of late metastases of clear cell renal carcinoma to the thyroid and pancreas.
METHODS: A 51-year-old female with a history of nephrectomy 15 years prior for renal cell carcinoma presented with new metastases in the thyroid and pancreas, which were surgically excised.
RESULTS: Pathology noted that both lesions were clear cell carcinomas, and the immunohistochemistry was consistent with metastases from clear cell renal carcinoma.
CONCLUSION: 1) Renal cell carcinoma can present late metastases to unusual organs like the thyroid and pancreas. 2) A prior history of renal cell carcinoma should raise suspicions of metastases when evaluating a thyroid or pancreatic mass. 3) An ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid may not be diagnostic. 4) The treatment of choice is surgical resection.

PMID: 26689030 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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