Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Thyroid Diffuse Involvement: Report of a Case Studied with Q-elastographic and Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging Features. Issue 3 (May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cantisani, Vito; Lodise, Pietro; Di Cosimo, Carla; Metere, Alessio; Chiesa, Carlo; Mancuso, Ester; Di Segni, Mattia; Fioravanti, Cristina; Di Rocco, Giorgio; Bernieri, Maria Giulia; Ricci, Paolo; Fierro, Giovanni; Giacomelli, Laura; Orsogna, Nicola; Redler, Adriano
• Is Part Of: Tumori. Volume 99:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: e84
• Page End: e87
• Publication Date: 2013-05
• Subjects: acoustic radiation force impulse imaging -- cytology -- elastosonography -- fine-needle aspiration -- metastatic signet ring cell carcinoma -- thyroid; Cancer -- Periodicals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.1177/030089161309900321
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-8916

Abstract

Metastatic carcinomas to the thyroid are rare in daily clinical practice. However, when encountered they represent a diagnostic challenge, since it is difficult to distinguish them from primary thyroid lesions, especially when occurring in patients with occult malignant history. Nevertheless, it is critical to differentiate a metastatic tumor from primary thyroid lesions, as the clinical management and the prognosis are different for the two entities. More recently, elastosonography opened new possibilities to ultrasound in different fields, such as thyroid nodule differentiation. Herein, we report a case of metastatic signet ring cell carcinoma to the thyroid studied with quantitative elastography and acoustic radiation force impulse imaging.