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SUBMITTER: Amante MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6101333 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amante Madelaine Amurao MA Real Irisyl Orolfo IO Bermudez Gherald G
BMJ case reports 20180814
The thyroid is a rare site for metastasis, occurring in 0.1% of colorectal cases. A 46-year-old man with rectal adenocarcinoma developed an enlarging anterior neck mass and increasing carcinoembryonic antigen 2 years after curative intent treatment. Imaging showed aggressive features with invasion of the larynx, trachea and oesophagus, suspicious for anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. The patient underwent tumour debulking with neck dissection and tracheostomy. Final histopathological review revealed ...[more]