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KMID : 0942820070060020125
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Journal of Korean Brain Tumor Society
2007 Volume.6 No. 2 p.125 ~ p.128
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Early Skull Metastasis from Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma - Case Report -
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Cho Won-Ho
Cha Seung-Heon
Song Geun-Seong
Choi Chang-Hwa
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Abstract
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Metastasis to the skull frequently occurs in patients with lung, breast and prostate cancer. However, skull metastases from thyroid carcinoma have been rarely reported. Thyroid carcinoma usually have a long clinical course before the diagnosis of skull metastasis, however we experienced an unusual early skull metastasis from thyroid carcinoma. We review the literature on skull metastasis from thyroid follicular carcinoma and report a case of a 55-year-old female who presented with lytic skull metastasis of thyroid follicular carcinoma. She had a history of thyroid surgery for a thyroid nodule 1 year ago. She complained of painless scalp mass over the left parietal region. Radiological investigations revealed a lytic skull mass in the left parietal region. The histological diagnosis was skull metastasis from thyroid follicular carcinoma. The patient was given whole body I131 radio-iodine internal radiation and thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) suppression therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Metastasis, Skull metastasis, Thyroid carcinoma
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