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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
CRUZ-CASTELLANOS, Patricia et al. Atypical course of long-term colon cancer. Cir. cir. [online]. 2021, vol.89, suppl.2, pp.76-79. Epub Feb 14, 2022. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.21000401.
Background
Thyroid metastases are extremely rare, with an incidence of 1-3% according to different data. Colon cancer is the second most common tumor that metastasizes to this organ.
Case report
We report a case of a long-standing colon cancer with an atypical metastatic pattern and the appearance of a thyroid metastases. In addition, we highlight the importance of multidisciplinary management of this pathology and the emerging need to establish next generation sequencing panels for better molecular characterization.
Keywords : Colon cancer; Thyroid metastases; Next generation sequencing.
