Malignant Intrathoracic Hurthle-Cell Tumor: Report of a case with 12-year survival following three palliative operations

Authors

Conrad R. Lam

Abstract

A 55-year-old man had a large superior mediastinal tumor producing obstructive symptoms. The tumor was removed through an upper median sternotomy incision. It was found to be composed of so-called Hurthle-cells, which are of thyroid origin, and the pathologist's interpretation was that it was of low grade malignancy. A pulmonary metastatic nodule was excised five years later, and 8 1/2 years after the original operation, a nodule was removed from a pectoral muscle. The patient lived 12 years and then expired with multiple metastases, but he was relatively asymptomatic until the last few months.

Recommended Citation

Lam, Conrad R. (1974) "Malignant Intrathoracic Hurthle-Cell Tumor: Report of a case with 12-year survival following three palliative operations," Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal : Vol. 22 : No. 2 , 85-90.
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