Rare Thyroid Cartilage and Diaphragm Metastases from Lung Cancer Visualized on F-18 FDG-PET/CT Imaging

Kara, Pelin Özcan; Gedik, Gonca Kara; Sarı, Oktay; Özbek, Orhan

doi:10.4274/mirt.019882

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“…Other malignancies where FDG PET-CT was able to detect thyroid cartilage metastases were lung and prostate. [45] One solitary case report described cricoid cartilage metastasis from prostate carcinoma on 18 F Fluorocholine PET-CT.[6] Through this case, the authors reiterate the fact that 18 F FDG PET-CT can be helpful in determining the rare sites of metastasis with ease.…”

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Thyroid cartilage metastases on F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography: A tale of two cases with a brief review of literature

et al. 2019

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Metastases to thyroid cartilage are rare entities and can often easily be missed on computed tomography (CT) scan alone. Positron emission tomography (PET)-CT imaging has overcome this diagnostic dilemma due to its ability to provide for both anatomical and functional imaging. We report two rare cases of thyroid cartilage metastases on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT from breast and papillary thyroid malignancies as primaries.

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Thyroid cartilage metastases on F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography: A tale of two cases with a brief review of literature

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“…The epidemiological data on the prevalence of primary and secondary malignant diaphragmatic lesions are lacking. However, lung, liver and ovarian cancer metastases have been described [2,3,10].…”

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“…Secondary malignant tumors of the diaphragm are most often combined with metastases to liver, lungs and other organs [1]. Only a small number of solitary secondary diaphragmatic lesions is reported in the literature [2,3]. We present a clinical case of metastatic lesion of the right hemidiaphragm in a patient with endometrial adenocarcinoma eight years after curative surgery.…”

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Metastasis of endometrial cancer to right hemidiaphragm: A case report

Gruzdev

Blokhin²,

Lednev

et al. 2019

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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Highlights Metastatic involvement of the diaphragm is more common than primary malignancy. Isolated diaphragmatic metastasis is very rare. Contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography provides essential information for preoperative planning. A pathology study and surgical revision are the most informative diagnostic methods.

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“…The lung adenocarcinoma histological type was the most often found in patients with muscle involvement and the diaphragm was the skeletal muscle most frequently affected (8%) [4]. However, in the literature, there are few cases of diaphragmatic metastasis secondary to lung cancer, and reports on this rare entity are most often found in association with the presence of gastrointestinal tumors [5]- [7].…”

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A Rare Case of Diaphragmatic Mass: The Key to Diagnosis of a Lung Adenocarcinoma

Rocha¹,

Clérigo²,

Fernandes³

et al. 2014

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Lung cancer is a leading cause of death due to malignancy worldwide. Diaphragmatic metastasis secondary to primary lung cancer is rare. In the literature, only a few cases have been described as the majority of cases of diaphragmatic metastasis which are secondary to gastrointestinal neoplasia. The authors report a rare case of diaphragmmatic metastasis from a primary adenocarcinoma of the lung in a 76-year-old female patient with no history of active or passive smoking with progressive worsening fatigue, asthenia, malaise, and unquantified weight loss with three months of evolution, associated with pleuritic chest pain and edema of the lower limbs for fifteen days previous to hospital admission. Chest X-ray showed elevation of the right hemi-diaphragm and thoracic-abdominal-pelvic computed tomography revealed a complex multilobuled mass with neoformative characteristics intersecting the diaphragm and invading the dome liver and the right lung region. Biopsy of the mass was performed whose histological examination was consistent with moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. Immunohistochemical examination was positive for cytokeratin 7 and negative forcytokeratin 20, suggesting primary lung tumor. A positron emission tomography was performed without uptake in other locations. Diagnosis of adenocarcinoma with diaphragmatic metastasis was then admitted and the patient started chemotherapy with carboplatin and gemcitabine. The patient died six months after the diagnosis. The authors also present a brief theoretical discussion based on the current and scarce literature on this rare entity.

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Rare Thyroid Cartilage and Diaphragm Metastases from Lung Cancer Visualized on F-18 FDG-PET/CT Imaging

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Thyroid cartilage metastases on F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography: A tale of two cases with a brief review of literature

Thyroid cartilage metastases on F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography: A tale of two cases with a brief review of literature

Metastasis of endometrial cancer to right hemidiaphragm: A case report

A Rare Case of Diaphragmatic Mass: The Key to Diagnosis of a Lung Adenocarcinoma

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