Unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidism | Zendy

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Unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidism

Author(s) -

Yun-Hsuan Lin,

ChiauSheng Jang,

ChiehShan Wu,

Lan Hsu

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

dermatologica sinica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.604

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 2223-330X

pISSN - 1027-8117

DOI - 10.1016/j.dsi.2017.01.003

Subject(s) - medicine , anaplastic carcinoma , context (archaeology) , thyroid , thyroid carcinoma , endocrine system , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , metastasis , treatment modality , carcinoma , radiology , cancer , hormone , paleontology , biology

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a highly aggressive endocrine tumor that can be expected to have a poor clinical outcome. Cutaneous metastases from ATC are rare and in the context of disseminated metastases. Owing to the rarity of the disease, no standard treatment has been documented, and few treatment modalities are effective. This case reports neck and thoracic cutaneous metastasis from ATC, with concurrent hyperthyroidism

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