Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report

This is a rare case of metastatic follicular carcinoma of thyroid in a patient with no history of thyroid problem. A frontal bone mass was examined microscopically and showed the pattern of metastatic follicular carcinoma. Thyroid ultrasonography then revealed a nodule in left lobe. Total thyroidect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tahamtan, Mahmoudreza, Mokhtari, Maral, Pakbaz, Sara, Tahamtan, Mehdi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22431938
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/678935
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Sumario:This is a rare case of metastatic follicular carcinoma of thyroid in a patient with no history of thyroid problem. A frontal bone mass was examined microscopically and showed the pattern of metastatic follicular carcinoma. Thyroid ultrasonography then revealed a nodule in left lobe. Total thyroidectomy was done for the patient and microscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis.

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