Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Thyroid Papillary Cancer with Spinal Metastasis

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  • Yang, Suk Min (Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ajou University) ;
  • Chang, Jae Won (Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ajou University) ;
  • Shin, Yoo Seob (Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ajou University) ;
  • Kim, Chul-Ho (Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ajou University)
  • 양석민 (아주대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 장재원 (아주대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 신유섭 (아주대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 김철호 (아주대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2013.08.26
  • Accepted : 2013.09.27
  • Published : 2013.11.30
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Abstract

Thyroid cancer is known as its relatively high cure rate after surgical treatment and spinal metastasis of thyroid cancer is extremely rare as the prevalence is only 2-13%. Spinal metastasis is usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally in most cases. A 66-year-old man was diagnosed as thyroid papillary cancer with spinal metastasis. We treated the patient by surgery, adjuvant radiotheraphy and radioactive iodine therapy. C6 corpectomy was followed for the residual spinal metastasis by the department of neurosurgery. The patient had no functional complication by the surgical process. At 24 months after surgery, there was no sign of recurrence and the patient led social life without any discomfort. We present this case with a review of the related literatures.

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