Table 3 Clinicopathological features of previously reported cases of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with distant metastasis
From: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with lung metastases: a case report and review of the literature
No | Author Year | Age (years) Sex | Reasons for detection | Diagnostic method for PTMC metastases | Surgery for thyroid | Tumor size (cm) | pN | Ex | Metastatic site | 131-I therapy | Prognosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Murakami, et al. , 2001 [5] | 63 M | Abdominal tumor | Extirpation of abdominal tumor | Partial resection of L thyroid lobe and ND | 0.1 | + | N. A | Rectus muscle | – | 1 y 8 m, alive |
2 | Yamada, et al., 2001 [14] | 68 M | Chest X ray | Fiberoptic bronchoscopic biopsy | TT | < 1.0 | N. A | N. A | Lung | + | 1 y 10 m, alive |
3 | Erdem, et al., 2003 [20] | 40 M | Dysphagia | Resection of a R parapharyngeal mass | TT and ND | 0.8 | – | N. A | Parapharyngeal | + | 3 y, alive |
4 | Liou, et al., 2005 [21] | 50 F | Right pelvic fracture | R hemipelvectomy and renal biopsy | TT | 1 | N. A | N. A | Kidney, pelvic bone, lung | + | about 3 y, alive |
5 | Itoh, et al. 2008 [22] | 82 F | Cough, back pain | Fiberoptic bronchoscopic biopsy | None | 0.6 | N. A | + | Brain, liver, pancreas, kidney, ovary, bone, lung | – | 7 m, dead |
6 | Lecumberri, et al., 2010 [23] | 65 F | Headache, tinnitus | Resection of a cerebellar mass | TT and ND | 0.2 | – | + | Brain | + | 7 y, dead |
7 | Xu, et al. 2011 [24] | 46 F | Cervical mass | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 0.3 | + | N. A | Brain, lung | + | 3 m, alive |
8 | Saito, et al., 2011 [25] | 70 F | Cough | R lung lobectomy | Subtotal thyroidectomy and ND | 0.8 | – | N. A | Lung | – | 3 y 10 m, alive |
9 | Kozu, et al. 2014 [26] | 70 M | Chest CT | L lung lobectomy | None | N. A | N. A | N. A | Lung | – | 4 m, alive |
10 | Kaseda, et al., 2016 [27] | 66 F | Chest CT | Transbronchial biopsy and R lung lobectomy | None | N. A | N. A | N. A | Lung | – | N. A |
11 | Kawai, et al., 2016 [28] | In 70’s M | Chest discomfort | R lung lobectomy | R thyroid lobectomy and ND | 1 | + | + | Lung | – | 11 y, alive |
12 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 51 F | Neck US | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 0.8 | + | – | Lung | + | 1.9 y, alive |
13 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 31 F | Neck US | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 0.9 | + | + | Lung, bone | + | 6.7 y, alive |
14 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 55 F | Neck US | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 0.9 | + | + | Lung, bone | + | 7.6 y, alive |
15 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 59 F | Neck US | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 1 | + | + | Lung | + | 2.1 y, alive |
16 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 73 F | Neck US | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 1 | + | + | Lung | + | 8.8 y, alive |
17 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 54 F | Hoarseness | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 0.8 | + | + | Lung | + | 10.7 y, alive |
18 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 63 F | Neck mass | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 0.8 | + | + | Lung | + | 11.4 y, dead |
19 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 46 F | Chest CT | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 0.7 | + | + | Lung, bone | + | 15 y, alive |
20 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 65 M | Hoarseness | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 0.6 | + | – | Lung, bone | + | 1 y, dead |
21 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 58 M | Neck mass | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 1 | + | – | Lung, brain | + | 4.9 y, dead |
22 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 60 F | Neck mass | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 0.8 | + | – | Lung, brain | + | 10 y, dead |
23 | Jeon, et al., 2016 [19] | 63 F | Neck mass | 131-I WBS and SPECT/CT | TT and ND | 0.9 | + | + | Lung, bone | + | 10.7 y, dead |
24 | Our case | 64 M | Chest CT | Lung biopsy via VATS | TT and ND | 0.7 | + | + | Lung | + | 2 y 1 m, alive |