Skull metastasis of follicular thyroid carcinoma

Ozdemir N., Senoglu M., Acar U., Canda M.

ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA, cilt.146, sa.10, ss.1155-1158, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 146 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00701-004-0290-8
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1155-1158
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: skull metastasis, follicular thyroid carcinoma, frontal bone
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Metastasis of a follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) to the skull is very rare. We present a case of solitary lytic skull metastasis of a FTC in a 30-year-old woman. The patient presented with bulging on the left side of the head. Neuro-imaging techniques showed a lesion with an osteolytic component in the left frontal region. After a left frontal craniectomy the tumour was removed totally. The histopathological examination revealed a well-differentiated FTC metastasis and a complete total thyroidectomy was subsequently performed. The patient was given thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression therapy followed by whole body iodine-131 (I-113) internal radiation.