Solitary Lung Metastasis Diagnosed 30 Years After Surgery for Thyroid Cancer Hisayuki Shigematsu, MD, Akio Andou, MD, Arubi Teramoto, MD, Kiyoshi Matsuo, MD, Wakako Oda, MD, Ichiro Yamadori, MD, Ryohei Higashi, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 88, Issue 6, Pages 2016-2017 (December 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.134 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Computed tomographic scan shows a lobulated nodule measuring 23 mm in the left lower lobe without lymphadenopathy. (B) Positron emission tomographic imaging shows the accumulation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose with maximum standardized uptake value of 8.9 in the solitary nodule. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 2016-2017DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.134) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Resected tumor revealed a well-differentiated papillary adenocarcinoma histologically. (Hematoxylin & eosin; ×100). (B) Cancer cells were immunohistochemically positive for thyroglobulin. (Thyroglobulin; ×100.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 2016-2017DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.134) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions