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KMID : 0361420120360050735
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2012 Volume.36 No. 5 p.735 ~ p.738
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Thyroid Cancer Initially Presenting Compression Fracture without Common Thyroid Symptoms
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Kim Dong-Hwan
Yoo Seung-Don
Kim Sung-Min
Im Sung-Jig
Kang Jin-Kyu
Cho Eun-Hye
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Abstract
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Thyroid carcinoma is the commonest endocrinological malignancy. After papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is the second most common histological subtype. Common presentations of FTC include a solitary thyroid nodule and cervical lymphadenopathy. The incidence of individuals diagnosed with thyroid cancer showing initially distant metastatic disease ranges from 1 to 9%. Also, the incidence of solitary bone metastasis from thyroid is only 2 to 3%. We report a case of a patient with FTC whose initial presentation was low back pain and right buttock pain due to vertebral metastasis rather than the usual neck lumps or symptoms of thyroid disease.
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KEYWORD
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Follicular thyroid carcinoma, Spinal metastasis, Compression fracture
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