A Rare Case of Thyroid Metastasis From Colorectal Cancer: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges

Cureus. 2023 Dec 7;15(12):e50097. doi: 10.7759/cureus.50097. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Abstract

The incidence of thyroid metastases among patients suffering from primary colorectal cancer is rare, and only a few cases have been described in the literature. As these metastases are usually asymptomatic, they most frequently present as incidentalomas on follow-up imaging. Hereby, we present and discuss an interesting case of metastatic sigmoid adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland, diagnosed and treated at our institution.

Keywords: colorectal cancer; rare metastases; thyroid mass; thyroid metastases; thyroidectomy.

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  • Case Reports