Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Endotracheal metastasis is a rare situation, usually associated with malignancies of breast and gastrointestinal tract, specially colon. Papillary carcinoma of thyroid commonly disseminates through lymphatic channels and tracheal involvement through vascular route is rarely reported. Here, we report...
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| author | Bitoti Chattopadhyay Biswamit Bhattacharya Atri Chatterjee Pijush Kanti Biswas Nirod Baran Debnath |
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| description | Endotracheal metastasis is a rare situation, usually associated with malignancies of breast and gastrointestinal tract, specially colon. Papillary carcinoma of thyroid commonly disseminates through lymphatic channels and tracheal involvement through vascular route is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of tracheal metastasis from papillary carcinoma of thyroid. The patient responded to external beam radiation therapy with cobalt 60 beams in a dose of 44 Gy followed by a 16 Gy boost. The patient is under followup and is presently asymptomatic. This paper adds to the repertoire of evidence in treatment of endotracheal metastasis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-455769dfff184abc9c589bfce1a3d6882025-02-03T01:03:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142012-01-01201210.1155/2012/235062235062Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid CancerBitoti Chattopadhyay0Biswamit Bhattacharya1Atri Chatterjee2Pijush Kanti Biswas3Nirod Baran Debnath4Department of Medicine, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, 138 A.J.C. Bose Road, West Bengal, Kolkata 700014, IndiaDepartment of Radiotherapy, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata 700073, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, 138 A.J.C. Bose Road, West Bengal, Kolkata 700014, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, 138 A.J.C. Bose Road, West Bengal, Kolkata 700014, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, 138 A.J.C. Bose Road, West Bengal, Kolkata 700014, IndiaEndotracheal metastasis is a rare situation, usually associated with malignancies of breast and gastrointestinal tract, specially colon. Papillary carcinoma of thyroid commonly disseminates through lymphatic channels and tracheal involvement through vascular route is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of tracheal metastasis from papillary carcinoma of thyroid. The patient responded to external beam radiation therapy with cobalt 60 beams in a dose of 44 Gy followed by a 16 Gy boost. The patient is under followup and is presently asymptomatic. This paper adds to the repertoire of evidence in treatment of endotracheal metastasis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/235062 |
| spellingShingle | Bitoti Chattopadhyay Biswamit Bhattacharya Atri Chatterjee Pijush Kanti Biswas Nirod Baran Debnath Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer |
| title_full | Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer |
| title_short | Whistle from Afar: A Case of Endotracheal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer |
| title_sort | whistle from afar a case of endotracheal metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/235062 |
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