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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2022; 10(14): 4661-4668
Published online May 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i14.4661
Hepatopulmonary metastases from papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: A case report
Chuan-Yu Yang, Xuan-Wu Chen, Dong Tang, Wen-Jun Yang, Xiao-Xiao Mi, Jun-Ping Shi, Wei-Dong Du
Chuan-Yu Yang, Xuan-Wu Chen, Wei-Dong Du, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Dong Tang, Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, Zhejiang Province, China
Wen-Jun Yang, Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, Zhejiang Province, China
Xiao-Xiao Mi, Jun-Ping Shi, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Yang CY and Chen XW provided the case; Tang D performed radiological imaging analysis; Yang WJ performed pathological imaging analysis; Yang CY was involved in the biomedical analysis; Yang CY and Mi XX wrote the manuscript with input from Chen XW, Tang D and Yang WJ; Du WD and Shi JP revised the manuscript; all authors have contributed significantly.
Supported by the Joint Funds of the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China, No. LBY21H030001; and the Science and Technology Planning Project of Zhejiang Province, No. 2020KY708.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Corresponding author: Wei-Dong Du, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No. 54 Youdian Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China. hzadu@163.com
Received: December 1, 2021
Peer-review started: December 1, 2021
First decision: January 12, 2022
Revised: January 18, 2022
Accepted: March 16, 2022
Article in press: March 16, 2022
Published online: May 16, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Concurrent pulmonary and hepatic metastases of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma are not often seen due to their rarity and nonspecific presentations. Herein, we provided a successful example of the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary and hepatic metastases of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in a young female patient. Our case emphasizes that distant metastases of papillary thyroid carcinoma can occur in young patients.