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Follicular Thyroid Cancer with Multiple Bone Metastasis : A Case Report  

Sah, Dae Jin (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VHS Medical Center)
Kwak, Seul Ki (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VHS Medical Center)
Kim, Seung Woo (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VHS Medical Center)
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Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology / v.28, no.2, 2012 , pp. 143-145 More about this Journal
Abstract
Follicular thyroid cancer(FTC) accounts for about 10-15% of thyroid cancer. Distant metastasis is common, usually to lung, bone and brain. 71-years-old man visited neurosurgery outpatient department. He complained of recent 6kg weight loss, left upper extremity pain with weakness and back pain. The radiologic findings showed multiple bone metastasis including thoracic spine and left scapular resulting from FTC. There was a probable brain metastatic lesion on right temporal fossa. The core biopsy of thyroid and thoracic spine(T11) confirmed metastatic follicular carcinoma. Radioactive iodine therapy and radiotherapy was done following total thyroidectomy. We report a unique case of multiple bone metastasis from follicular carcinoma of thyroid with literature review.
Keywords
Follicular thyroid cancer; Multiple bone metastasis;
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