J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1997 Jun;15(3):707-711.
A case of brain metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of medicine, chonnam National University.
Abstract
- Papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC), the commonest thyroid malignancy, has a good prognosis and low incidence of distant metastasis. Brain metastasis from PTC are extremely rare. The frequency of it reported as 0.1% to 5% in several reported series. A 24 year-old man noted a mass in his neck at 19 years of age. The diagnosis of PTC was made by the biopsy of the mass. Total thyroidectomy, postoperative internal radiation and daily 400w thyroxine therapy was done. The tonic contraction of the right leg evolving to secondary generalized seizure was noted at the age of 24 years old. A brain MRI showed Ix1cm enhancing mass in the left frontal lobe without perilesional edema. The brain mass was removed by the CRW-guided stereotactic surgery. The brain metastasis of PTC was confirmed histopathologically.
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