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Long-term survival after surgical resection of metachronous lung, brain and thyroid gland metastases from rectal cancer: A case report

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Highlights • Brain and thyroid metastasis of rectal cancer are uncommon, and prognosis are poor.• Lung, brain and thyroid metastasis of rectal cancer was resected metachronous.• This case survived 19… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Brain and thyroid metastasis of rectal cancer are uncommon, and prognosis are poor.• Lung, brain and thyroid metastasis of rectal cancer was resected metachronous.• This case survived 19 years after the initial rectal surgery.• Patients whose metastases were resected completely may get a prolonged survival.

Keywords: brain thyroid; rectal cancer; lung brain; case

Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2021

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