Abstract
Background:
Gallbladder cancer is an aggressive malignancy and radical resection is the only curative therapy available. Metastatic disease in the thyroid is rarely seen; however, different studies have confirmed that the most common primary tumor source is the kidney.
Case report:
Thyroid metastases from tumors originating in the gastrointestinal tract have been reported. We report a patient with gallbladder cancer (T2N1M0) treated with radical resection and postoperative chemoradiation who developed thyroid metastases.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
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Adenocarcinoma / therapy
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Biopsy, Needle
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Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
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Cholecystectomy / methods
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Disease Progression
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology*
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Gallbladder Neoplasms / therapy
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Lymph Node Excision / statistics & numerical data
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Lymph Nodes / pathology*
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Staging
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Palliative Care / methods*
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
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Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Thyroid Neoplasms / secondary*
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Thyroid Neoplasms / surgery*
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Thyroidectomy / methods