Pleural fluid due to papillary thyroid cancer

Tamura,Tomohiro; Shiozawa,Toshihiro; Satoh,Hiroaki; Kurishima,Koichi; Kagohashi,Katsunori; Takayashiki,Norio; Hizawa,Nobuyuki

doi:10.3892/ol.2019.10383

Pleural fluid due to papillary thyroid cancer

Authors:
- Tomohiro Tamura
- Toshihiro Shiozawa
- Hiroaki Satoh
- Koichi Kurishima
- Katsunori Kagohashi
- Norio Takayashiki
- Nobuyuki Hizawa
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Affiliations: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 310‑0015, Japan, Faculty of Medicine, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 310‑0015, Japan, Division of Pathology, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 310‑0015, Japan
Published online on: May 21, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10383
Pages: 962-966

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Abstract

We report herein a rare case of massive pleural effusion caused by papillary thyroid cancer, which was accompanied by multiple pulmonary metastasis. A 91‑year‑old male patient presented with shortness of breath due to massive right pleural fluid. Cytological specimens, which were obtained from pleural fluid by thoracentesis, and was consistent with that observed in surgically resected thyroid cancer 6‑year previously. Immunocytochemical staining of the cells was positive for cytokeratin (CK)‑7, CK‑19, and positive for thyroglobulin. Massive pleural fluid due to a metastatic from papillary thyroid cancer is very rare but may develop in long‑term survivors with this disease as observed in this case.

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