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ea0029p467 | Clinical case reports - Thyroid/Others | ICEECE2012

Synchronous papillary thyroid cancer and astrocytoma: case report

Makarov A. , Loskutova K. , Innokentyeva A. , Makarova E. , Korosteleva L.

Introduction – aim: The incidence of multiple primary cancers is reported to be between 0.3 and 4.3%. The second primary lesion is identified either simultaneously with the primary lesion (synchronous) or after a period of time (metachronous). We report such a rare occurrence of dual malignancy of the thyroid and brain in order to stress the importance of a good preoperative workup to arrive at such a diagnosis preoperatively and also to stress the importance of radical s...