Static pulmonary nodules from thyroid malignancy

Najm ul Islam; Munira Mehboob Shahpurwala; Bilal Karim Siddiqui; Javaid A. Khan

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Static pulmonary nodules from thyroid malignancy

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Najm ul Islam Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Munira Mehboob Shahpurwala Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Bilal Karim Siddiqui Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Javaid A. Khan Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract

Papillary carcinoma of thyroid tends to be indolent. This is an unusual case of papillary carcinoma of thyroid with asymptomatic pulmonary metastasis for more than a decade, finally presenting with mild respiratory symptoms in a 2f-year-old female. Fine needle aspiration and cytology (FNA-C) of a nodule in the lungs revealed features consistent with a papillary carcinoma of thyroid. Confirmed on thyroidectomy specimen. She subsequently received lodine-131 (I131). A follow-up radio-iodide scan, 48 hours after, revealed diffuse uptake within the lung parenchyma. With static nodular shadowing on radiograph, a metastatic origin, in particular that of the thyroid, should be considered. I131 scintigraphy can help support the diagnosis of carcinoma of thyroid.

Publication Details

Page(s) 283-285

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Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 17, Issue: 5, Year: 2007

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Keywords

Thyroid, pulmonary, nodules, Carcinoma, Papillary

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