RESECTION OF METASTATIC THYROID CARCINOMAS TO THE LIVER AND THE KIDNEY - REPORT OF A CASE

Differentiated thyroid cancer is considered to have a quite favorable prognosis. However, some patients die as a result of distant metastasi s, which mainly consists of pulmonary, mediastinal, or osteal metastas es. The biological features of the tumor, such as a slow growth gradie nt, indicate the possibility of achieving comparatively satisfactory r esults in the treatment of such distant metastases. A complete surgica l excision of the distant metastases in differentiated thyroid carcino ma has been reported to offer the best chance for prolonged survival. A case of unusual metastasis sites on the caudate lobe of the liver an d right kidney occurring in a 72-year-old woman is herein presented. T he location of the surgically treated distant metastases of the papill ary thyroid carcinoma make this case unique.