Skull metastasis of follicular thyroid carcinoma
ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA, cilt.146, sa.10, ss.1155-1158, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.