Thyroid follicular carcinoma presenting as metastatic skin nodules

Thyroid follicular carcinoma presenting as metastatic skin nodules

Background: Follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) metastasizes most commonly to the lungs and non-cranial bones. Skull and skin are uncommon sites and usually manifest well after the diagnosis of primary malignancy. Metastasis to skull and skin as the presenting feature of FTC is infrequently reported in...

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Main Authors: Asad Jehangir, Ranjan Pathak, Madan Aryal, Anam Qureshi, Qasim Jehangir, Richard Alweis, Raymond Truex, William Kimmel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
thyroid nodule
adenocarcinoma
follicular
neoplasm metastasis
skull nodules
thyroidectomy
radioactive iodine
Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/26332/pdf_24

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