Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2010 Jun;53(6):390-393. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2010.53.6.390.
A Case of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma with Metastasis to the Sternum
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. kytae@hanyang.ac.kr
- 2Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2277144
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2010.53.6.390
Abstract
- Metastasis to the sternum from follicular thyroid carcinoma is very rare. Because of a resistance to radioactive iodine therapy, skeletal metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer are difficult to treat. The surgical resection of skeletal metastatic lesion can be a valuable complement to radioactive iodine therapy and it can offer cure with prolonged survival. We recently experienced a case of follicular thyroid carcinoma with metastasis to the sternum in a 60-year-old woman, who presented with anterior chest wall mass and pain. We present this case with a review of the literature.
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