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KMID : 0361020100530060390
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2010 Volume.53 No. 6 p.390 ~ p.393
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A Case of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma with Metastasis to the Sternum
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Kim Tae-Heon
Chung Won-Sang
Tae Kyung
Jung Ju-Hwan
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Abstract
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Metastasis to the sternum from follicular thyroid carcinoma is very rare. Because of a resistance to radioactive iodine therapy, skeletal metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer are difficult to treat. The surgical resection of skeletal metastatic lesion can be a valuable complement to radioactive iodine therapy and it can offer cure with prolonged survival. We recently experienced a case of follicular thyroid carcinoma with metastasis to the sternum in a 60-year-old woman, who presented with anterior chest wall mass and pain. We present this case with a review of the literature.
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KEYWORD
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ZFollicular carcinoma, Sternal metastasis, Thyroid cancer
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