Open AccessA 64 year-old female with scalp metastasis of papillary thyroid cancer
Author(s) -
Mohammad Reza Aghasi,
Neda Valizadeh,
Sheida Soltani
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.83353
Subject(s) - scalp , medicine , metastasis , context (archaeology) , thyroid carcinoma , papillary thyroid cancer , thyroid cancer , pathology , dermatology , brain metastasis , thyroid , cancer , paleontology , biology
The skin metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a rare condition and the lesions should be differentiated from primary skin tumors. The scalp is the most frequent site which is involved in skin metastasis of PTC. It shows the poor outcome and aggressive nature of disease. In this report, we aim to present a case report of a 64 year-old female with scalp metastasis of PTC in the context of disseminated pulmonary and liver metastasis.