Unusual metastasis of the papillary thyroid adenocarcinoma.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.10.045.
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Abstract
Floating thrombus in the ascending aorta is rare and its association with papillary thyroid adenocarcinoma has not been documented. We report a case of a 64-year-old man who was referred to our emergency unit because of suspected type A aortic dissection. Computerized tomographic and transthoracic echocardiographic scans revealed a floating thrombus in the aneurysmatic ascending aorta. The thrombus was removed with the dilated aorta. Although the aortic wall was macroscopically normal, histologic examination revealed metastatic papillary adenocarcinoma.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma, Papillary
- Aorta
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
- Thyroid Neoplasms