Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

The Korean Neurosurgical Society (대한신경외과학회)
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Spinal Cord Compression as Initial Presentation of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma

  • Kim, Dae-Ki (Department of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center) ;
  • Jwa, Cheol-Su (Department of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Kang-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kang, Jae-Kyu (Department of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center)
  • Published : 2007.04.30
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Abstract

Follicular thyroid carcinoma with metastasis rarely manifests as spinal cord compression without any previous symptoms of its malignancy. This report describes a 64-year-old man with follicular thyroid carcinoma who presented initially with left arm motor weakness. Magnetic resonance images demonstrated severe cervical cord compression by a mass with destruction of C4 vertebra. Corpectomy of C4 and anterior interbody fusion was carried out. Histopathological study revealed a metastatic follicular carcinoma of the thyroid. We present our case, especially focused of its possible pathophysiology, with review of pertinent literatures.

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