Tuberc Respir Dis.  2008 Apr;64(4):314-317. 10.4046/trd.2008.64.4.314.

A Case of Papillary Thyroid Cancer Presenting as Pleural Effusion

• Jung KH
• Seo JA
• Lee JH
• Jo WM
• Kim JH
• Shin C

• KMID: 1970184
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2008.64.4.314

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Thyroid cancer; Malignant pleural effusion; Thoracoscopic surgical procedures

MeSH Terms

Pleural Effusion
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Thoracoscopy
Thyroid Gland
Thyroid Neoplasms

Figure

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  Figure 1 Chest radiograph on the day of admission showed a left pleural effusion (A). Contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography showed a left-sided, unilateral pleural effusion, and collapse of the left lung with no pathologic endobronchial mass or lymphadenopathy (B).

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  Figure 2 Thoracoscopic examination revealed small multiple patchy lesions on the diaphragmatic pleura (A). Histology of the pleural metastasis showed papillary proliferation of atypical cells and complex and branching papillae with a central fibrovascular core (B, hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×200).

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