Open AccessPalliative Electrochemotherapy Treatment of Cutaneous Metastases in a Patient with Advanced Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Daniela Cavaco,
Sara Carvalhal,
Valeriano Leite
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european thyroid journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.23
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2235-0802
pISSN - 2235-0640
DOI - 10.1159/000507888
Subject(s) - medicine , electrochemotherapy , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid , adverse effect , metastasis , surgery , chemotherapy , cancer , bleomycin
Advanced papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with cutaneous metastases may cause pain, ulceration, and bleeding. Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a minimally invasive treatment of tumors located in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The electric pulses potentiate the toxicity of cytostatic agents entering the tumor cell. It is highly effective especially to relieve pain and improve the quality of life. The adverse events are local and transient. A case of progressive metastatic PTC who developed bleeding cutaneous metastases treated with ECT is described.