Occult Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid with Pulmonary Lymphangitic Spread Diagnosed by Lung Biopsy

Overview

Journal Klin Wochenschr

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1989 Jul 3

PMID 2755034

Citations 2

Authors

F Fend

U Gruber

H Fritzsche

J Rothmund

G BREITFELLNER

G Mikuz

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Abstract

Distant metastases from occult papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, which is defined as a tumor less than 15 mm in diameter, are extremely rare. A 21-year-old patient with miliary micronodular densities in both lungs is described, in whom pulmonary lymphangitic spread of occult papillary thyroid carcinoma was diagnosed by transthoracic lung biopsy.

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