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Tumor-to-Tumor Metastasis: Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid—Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

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Metastatic disease to thyroid gland is a rare event. Although renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been reported to metastasize the thyroid gland, metastatic RCC to a thyroid neoplasm is very unusual. We report a case of a 68-year-old man with history of RCC who presented with a 2.5-cm thyroid nodule. Histologic examination demonstrates a renal cell carcinoma metastatic to a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. The clinicopathologic features of metastatic disease into a thyroid gland neoplasm are shown, and a review of the literature is presented.

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  1. Department of Pathology, MetroHealth Medical Center-Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44109, USA

    Olga L. Bohn

  2. Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, 79905, USA

    Luis E. De las Casas

  3. Division of Cytopathology, Divisions of Thoracic Pathology and Head and Neck Pathology, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, M364A Starling Loving Hall 320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Marino E. Leon

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Bohn, O.L., De las Casas, L.E. & Leon, M.E. Tumor-to-Tumor Metastasis: Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid—Report of a Case and Review of the Literature. Head and Neck Pathol 3, 327–330 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-009-0147-9

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