| Abstract | A 63-year-old female, with a chief complaint of right chest pain was referred to our hospital because of an abnormal right chest wall shadow on chest X-ray. A rib tumor was suspected based on her chest CT scan. Percutaneous needle biopsy yielded a diagnosis of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. As metastatic rib tumor was suspected, the primary tumor was sought for. A thyroid gland nodule was recognized by ultrasonography, and the cytological diagnosis was class V. Immunohistological demonstration of the thyroglobulin studies of the rib tumor tissue revealed papillary and trabecular patterns of cell arrangement and the presence of thyroglobulin existence. Definitive diagnosis of metastatic rib tumor from thyroid cancer was established. Immunohistological examination is useful to confirm the diagnosis of metastatic cancer of thyroid origin. |
| Authors | A Shinohara, K Fukuda, K Maeda, F Ogushi, S Sone, T Ogura, S Shinomiya
(Affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Tokushima University School of Medicine.)
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| Journal | Nihon Kyōbu Shikkan Gakkai zasshi
(Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi)
Vol. 29
Issue 9
Pg. 1211-5
(Sep 1991)
ISSN: 0301-1542 JAPAN |
| PMID | 1753551
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
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| Topics |
- Adenocarcinoma
(diagnosis, pathology, secondary)
- Bone Neoplasms
(diagnosis, pathology, secondary)
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Middle Aged
- Ribs
(radionuclide imaging)
- Thyroglobulin
(analysis)
- Thyroid Neoplasms
(pathology)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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