Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report
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 thyroidect...
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| author | Mahmoudreza Tahamtan Maral Mokhtari Sara Pakbaz Mehdi Tahamtan |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-8f9388fa77d44a9db42f2a9eebfbd5e32025-02-03T06:48:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/678935678935Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case ReportMahmoudreza Tahamtan0Maral Mokhtari1Sara Pakbaz2Mehdi Tahamtan3Pathology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz 71937-11351, IranPathology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz 71937-11351, IranPathology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz 71937-11351, IranSurgery Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71937-11351, IranThis 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/678935 |
| spellingShingle | Mahmoudreza Tahamtan Maral Mokhtari Sara Pakbaz Mehdi Tahamtan Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report |
| title_full | Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report |
| title_short | Occult Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report |
| title_sort | occult follicular thyroid carcinoma presenting as a frontal bone metastasis a case report |
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