Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Presenting as Renal Cortical Mass
The authors present a rare case of primary diagnosis of metastatic, differentiated thyroid cancer presenting as a solitary, large renal mass. Renal cortical masses which represent metastatic primary malignancies are often small, multifocal, and in the setting of active malignancy. Surgical excision...
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author | Osamah Hasan Matthew Houlihan Tobias S. Kohler Courtney M. P. Hollowell |
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description | The authors present a rare case of primary diagnosis of metastatic, differentiated thyroid cancer presenting as a solitary, large renal mass. Renal cortical masses which represent metastatic primary malignancies are often small, multifocal, and in the setting of active malignancy. Surgical excision of this patient’s renal mass demonstrated the unexpected diagnosis and subsequent endocrine surgical intervention. |
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spelling | doaj-art-6950d5c144d241c6b79c1a162d7c4bd62025-02-03T06:46:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782020-01-01202010.1155/2020/98164799816479Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Presenting as Renal Cortical MassOsamah Hasan0Matthew Houlihan1Tobias S. Kohler2Courtney M. P. Hollowell3Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL, USADepartment of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USADepartment of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USADivision of Urology, Cook County Health and Hospitals System, Chicago, IL, USAThe authors present a rare case of primary diagnosis of metastatic, differentiated thyroid cancer presenting as a solitary, large renal mass. Renal cortical masses which represent metastatic primary malignancies are often small, multifocal, and in the setting of active malignancy. Surgical excision of this patient’s renal mass demonstrated the unexpected diagnosis and subsequent endocrine surgical intervention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9816479 |
spellingShingle | Osamah Hasan Matthew Houlihan Tobias S. Kohler Courtney M. P. Hollowell Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Presenting as Renal Cortical Mass Case Reports in Urology |
title | Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Presenting as Renal Cortical Mass |
title_full | Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Presenting as Renal Cortical Mass |
title_fullStr | Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Presenting as Renal Cortical Mass |
title_full_unstemmed | Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Presenting as Renal Cortical Mass |
title_short | Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Presenting as Renal Cortical Mass |
title_sort | metastatic thyroid cancer presenting as renal cortical mass |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9816479 |
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