PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alherabi, Ameen Z.
AU  - Marglani, Osama A.
AU  - Gazzaz, Malak J.
AU  - Abbas, Mohammed M.
TI  - Colon cancer metastasis to the thyroid gland
DP  - 2014 Aug 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 868--871
VI  - 35
IP  - 8
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/35/8/868.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/35/8/868.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2014 Aug 01; 35
AB  - Thyroid metastasis originating from colon cancer is an uncommon clinical entity. We present a case of a 40-year-old Saudi male patient that was known to have metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon, and who presented initially with hoarseness of voice. A left thyroid lesion was found and fine-needle aspiration biopsy showed that it was a colon cancer metastasis. His condition later deteriorated with development of stridor. Tracheostomy was performed and the diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy. A high index of suspicion is required to consider colorectal carcinoma metastatic to the thyroid.