Skull or Brain Metastasis from Thyroid Carcinoma - Analysis of 7 Cases -

두개골 또는 뇌로 전이된 갑상선암 - 7례 분석 -

  • Kim, Seok-Chul (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science) ;
  • Jung, Shin (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Sung (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Kil (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Sun (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Hyoo (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science) ;
  • Kim, Soo-Han (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science) ;
  • Kang, Sam-Suk (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science) ;
  • Lee, Je-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science) ;
  • Park, Jae-Woo (Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science) ;
  • Lee, Min-Chul (Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical Science)
  • 김석철 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 정신 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김재성 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 이정길 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김태선 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김재휴 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김수한 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 강삼석 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 이제혁 (전남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 박재우 (전남대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 이민철 (전남대학교 의과대학 병리학교실)
  • Received : 2000.05.16
  • Accepted : 2000.10.06
  • Published : 2001.01.28

Abstract

Skull or brain metastasis from thyroid carcinoma is rare. Between Jan. 1993. and Jan. 2000. the authors experienced 7 cases of skull(4 cases) or brain(3 cases) metastasis from thyroid carcinoma. Clinical characteristics, radiologic findings and pathologic features were analyzed retrospectively. Among 4 cases of skull metastasis, 3 cases were follicular carcinoma and one was papillary carcinoma with follicular variant. All cases of brain metastasis were papillary carcinoma. We treated the patients by combination with surgical resection, radioactive iodine therapy and radiation therapy. Characteristics of skull or brain metastasis from thyroid carcinoma is reviewed with a pertinent literature.

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