A Case of Pleural Metastasis from Papillary Tthyroid Carcinoma

유두상 갑상선 암에 의한 흉막 전이 1예

  • Jeong, Jaeheon (Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Shin, Sang Yun (Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Son, Myoung Kyun (Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Young Joo (Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Se Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Kie, Jeong Hae (Department of Pathology, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Yoon Jung (Department of Pathology, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Hong, Yong Kook (Department of Radiology, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Hahn, Chang Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Sun-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Chong Ju (Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital)
  • 정재헌 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 내과) ;
  • 신상윤 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 내과) ;
  • 손명균 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 내과) ;
  • 이영주 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 내과) ;
  • 김세현 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 내과) ;
  • 기정혜 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 병리과) ;
  • 최윤정 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 병리과) ;
  • 홍용국 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 영상진단의학과) ;
  • 한창훈 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 내과) ;
  • 이선민 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 내과) ;
  • 김정주 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 내과)
  • Received : 2007.04.05
  • Accepted : 2007.07.20
  • Published : 2007.08.30

Abstract

Lung cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma are the common oncologic causes of malignant pleural effusion, comprising more than the half of the causes. However, an endocrinologic carcinoma associated malignant effusion is very rare. Recently, we encountered a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma causing malignant effusion. An 83-year-old female patient presented with dyspnea due to massive pleural effusion in her left side. The pleural biopsy, pleural fluid cytology and breast needle aspiration biopsy results were consistent with a metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid ultrasonography showed two thyroid masses, but the patient refused a thyroid biopsy. This case highlights the need for considering the possibility of papillary thyroid carcinoma when the cause of malignant pleural effusion cannot be found because one of the rare clinical manifestations of a papillary thyroid carcinoma can be dyspnea due to malignant effusion.

악성 흉수의 원인은 폐암, 유방암, 및 악성 림프종, 백혈병이 그 대부분을 차지하며 내분비 종양에 의한 악성 흉수는 매우 드물며 특히 유두상 갑상선 암에 의한 흉수는 거의 없다. 저자들은 유두상 갑상선 암이 폐 전이를 거치지 않고 유방 전이를 거쳐 흉막 전이 일으킨 것으로 보이는 1예를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다. 아울러 원인이 명확하지 않은 악성 흉수의 원인 감별에 유두상 갑상선 암도 고려 대상으로 할 필요가 있다고 생각한다.

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