BACKGROUND Thyroid follicular renal cell carcinoma is a special type of renal cell carcinoma newly recognized in recent years.It has attracted attention because of its unique histology,immunophenotype,and clinical cha...BACKGROUND Thyroid follicular renal cell carcinoma is a special type of renal cell carcinoma newly recognized in recent years.It has attracted attention because of its unique histology,immunophenotype,and clinical characteristics.It has a very low incidence,and the number of case reports available for review is limited.Moreover,a thyroid mass with type of tumour is rare.CASE SUMMARY We report a case of a renal mass with a bilateral thyroid mass that was accidentally discovered in a 60-year-old man during physical examination.B-mode ultrasound showed a hypoechoic mass in the middle and lower parenchyma of the right kidney,and computed tomography showed an iso-density shadow tumour in the right kidney.Contrast agents had a significant continuous enhancement effect on the tumour,and the enhancement was not uniform.After partial nephrectomy,pathological analysis was performed to rule out the possibility that the renal tumour was caused by thyroid tumour metastasis.Needle biopsy of the thyroid tumour confirmed that the renal cell carcinoma was not related to the thyroid tumour.The patient was alive at the last postoperative follow-up.CONCLUSION This is the third published case in which thyroid tumour biopsy was performed to confirm that thyroid follicular renal cell carcinoma is not thyroid related.展开更多
目的检测桥本甲状腺炎(HT)患者外周血滤泡辅助性T细胞(follicular helper T cells,Tfh)水平,探讨Tfh与HT发病的关系。方法采用电化学发光法检测HT患者及对照组外周血FT3、FT4、TSH、甲状腺自身抗体水平,采用流式细胞术分析各组试验对象...目的检测桥本甲状腺炎(HT)患者外周血滤泡辅助性T细胞(follicular helper T cells,Tfh)水平,探讨Tfh与HT发病的关系。方法采用电化学发光法检测HT患者及对照组外周血FT3、FT4、TSH、甲状腺自身抗体水平,采用流式细胞术分析各组试验对象的外周血Tfh的水平,同时进行相关性分析。结果与对照组相比,桥本甲状腺炎患者外周血Tfh比例显著升高(P<0.05);桥本甲状腺炎患者外周血Tfh与甲状腺自身抗体TPO-Ab呈正相关(P<0.05),但与Tg-Ab无相关性(P>0.05)。结果 HT患者外周血中Tfh可能参与桥本甲状腺炎的发生和发展。展开更多
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province,No.2010GZY0806。
文摘BACKGROUND Thyroid follicular renal cell carcinoma is a special type of renal cell carcinoma newly recognized in recent years.It has attracted attention because of its unique histology,immunophenotype,and clinical characteristics.It has a very low incidence,and the number of case reports available for review is limited.Moreover,a thyroid mass with type of tumour is rare.CASE SUMMARY We report a case of a renal mass with a bilateral thyroid mass that was accidentally discovered in a 60-year-old man during physical examination.B-mode ultrasound showed a hypoechoic mass in the middle and lower parenchyma of the right kidney,and computed tomography showed an iso-density shadow tumour in the right kidney.Contrast agents had a significant continuous enhancement effect on the tumour,and the enhancement was not uniform.After partial nephrectomy,pathological analysis was performed to rule out the possibility that the renal tumour was caused by thyroid tumour metastasis.Needle biopsy of the thyroid tumour confirmed that the renal cell carcinoma was not related to the thyroid tumour.The patient was alive at the last postoperative follow-up.CONCLUSION This is the third published case in which thyroid tumour biopsy was performed to confirm that thyroid follicular renal cell carcinoma is not thyroid related.
文摘目的检测桥本甲状腺炎(HT)患者外周血滤泡辅助性T细胞(follicular helper T cells,Tfh)水平,探讨Tfh与HT发病的关系。方法采用电化学发光法检测HT患者及对照组外周血FT3、FT4、TSH、甲状腺自身抗体水平,采用流式细胞术分析各组试验对象的外周血Tfh的水平,同时进行相关性分析。结果与对照组相比,桥本甲状腺炎患者外周血Tfh比例显著升高(P<0.05);桥本甲状腺炎患者外周血Tfh与甲状腺自身抗体TPO-Ab呈正相关(P<0.05),但与Tg-Ab无相关性(P>0.05)。结果 HT患者外周血中Tfh可能参与桥本甲状腺炎的发生和发展。
