Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report | Zendy

M.R. Tahamtan | Zendy; Maral Mokhtari | Zendy; Sara Pakbaz | Zendy; Mehdi Tahamtan | Zendy

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Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report

Author(s) -

M.R. Tahamtan,

Maral Mokhtari,

Sara Pakbaz,

Mehdi Tahamtan

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2012/678935

Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , nodule (geology) , occult , follicular carcinoma , pathology , follicular phase , metastasis , thyroid carcinoma , thyroidectomy , carcinoma , ultrasonography , radiology , cancer , papillary carcinoma , paleontology , alternative medicine , biology

This is a rare case of metastatic follicular carcinoma of thyroid in a patient with no history of thyroid problem. A frontal bone mass was examined microscopically and showed the pattern of metastatic follicular carcinoma. Thyroid ultrasonography then revealed a nodule in left lobe. Total thyroidectomy was done for the patient and microscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis.

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