Liver metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma treated by laparoscopic hepatectomy 43 years after resection of the primary tumor: a case report

Liver metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma treated by laparoscopic hepatectomy 43 years after resection of the primary tumor: a case report

Abstract Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) generally has a good prognosis, while liver metastasis from PTC is rare and difficult to diagnose. Case presentation A 67-year-old woman was diagnosed with PTC and underwent a left hemithyroidectomy 43 years ago. Two years ago, thoracoscopic righ...

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Main Authors: Mariko Tsukagoshi, Norifumi Harimoto, Kenichiro Araki, Norio Kubo, Akira Watanabe, Takamichi Igarashi, Norihiro Ishii, Toshiki Yajima, Takaaki Sano, Ken Shirabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Thyroid cancer
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
Liver metastasis
Liver surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00906-w

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