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Table 1 Cases of tumor-to-tumor metastasis from RCC to thyroid carcinoma

From: Tumor-to-tumor spread: a case report and literature review of renal cell carcinoma metastasis into thyroid cancer

Author

Age

Gender

Recipient thyroid neoplasm

Size of thyroid neoplasm

Time interval to diagnosis of metastatic disease

IHCresults of metastatic RCC

Treatment

Badawi et al. [3]

63

F

FVPTC

Multinodular, largest 1.9 cm

14 years

CD10, PAX-8, CAIX, galectin-3, and vimentin ( +)

Total thyroidectomy

TG, TTF-1, CK7, CK19 ( −)

Kefeli et al. [5]

80

F

FVPTC

4 cm

18 years

PAX-8, CD10,

vimentin ( +)

Left thyroidectomy

TG, TTF-1, GATA-3, PTH hormone, chromogranin-A, CEA, calcitonin ( −)

Manini et al. [8]

42

M

FVPTC

5 cm

Synchronous

CD10, PAX-8, and CAIX ( +)

Total thyroidectomy

Medas et al. [9]

62

F

FA

Multinodular, largest 5.3 cm

6 years

CD10 ( +)

Total thyroidectomy

TG, TTF-1, galectin-3 ( −)

Qian et al. [10]

53

F

Hürthle cell adenoma

2 cm

Synchronous

Vimentin, CD10 ( +)

Total thyroidectomy

TG, TTF ( −)

Baloch et al. [11]

78

M

FVPTC

Multiple nodules, size not reported

2 years

NA

NA

Bohnv et al. [12]

68

M

Papillary thyroid carcinoma

2.5 cm

2 years

RCC ( +)

Total thyroidectomy

TG ( −)

Koo et al., cited by Bohn [12]

48

F

FA

3 cm

5 years

Keratin (not further specified), CD10, galacetin-3 (+)

NA

TG, TTF-1, calcitonin, inhibin ( −)

Rosai et al., cited by Bohn [12]

NA

NA

FA

NA

NA

TG ( −)

NA

Ryska et al. [13]

52

M

Oncocytic Hürthle cell carcinoma

Multinodular, largest 2.5 cm

13 months

Keratin AE1/AE3, vimentin, EMA ( +)

Total thyroidectomy

TG, CEA, calcitonin, cytokeratin 19 ( −)

Wolf et al. [14]

60

F

FA

3 cm

2 years

NA

Left lobectomy

Yu et al. [15]

61

M

FVPTC

Multinodular largest 6 cm

3 years

Keratin CAM 5.2, CD10, vimentin( +)

Total thyroidectomy

TG, TTF-1, RCC, p63 ( −)

Ghossein et al. [16]

65

F

FVPTC

1.1 cm

 − 2 monthsa

NA

Thyroid lobectomy

Chacho et al. [17]

72

F

FA

2 cm

Synchronous

NA

NA

Gawlik et al.

63

F

FVPTC

2.5 cm

13 months

PAX-8 ( +)

Left lobectomy

TG, TTF-1, chromogranin, synaptophysin ( −)

  1. IHC immunohistochemistry, FVPTC follicular variant papillary thyroid cancer, FA follicular adenoma, TG thyroglobulin, TTF-1 thyroid transcription factor-1, CAIX carbonic anhydrase IX, EMA epithelial membrane antigen, NA not available
  2. aTime interval of negative indicates metastasis to the thyroid was diagnosed before the primary RCC