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Follicular thyroid carcinoma presenting as solitary skull metastasis: Report of two cases
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
  • Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Aga Khan University
  • Faraz Khursheed, Aga Khan University
  • Muhammad Ehsan Bari, Aga Khan University
  • Khalid Naseem Chisti, Aga Khan University
  • Ather Enam, Aga Khan University
Publication Date
10-1-2008
Document Type
Report
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Abstract

We report two otherwise healthy patients with no prior history of thyroid cancer, who presented to us with a solitary scalp lump. Neuroimaging of both patients showed osteolytic lesions involving the cranium which were subjected to complete excision biopsy and cranioplasty. Histopathological examination revealed metastases from well differentiated follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC). Subsequent workup confirmed occult primary carcinoma of the thyroid gland in both patients.

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Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Faraz Khursheed, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, Khalid Naseem Chisti, et al.. "Follicular thyroid carcinoma presenting as solitary skull metastasis: Report of two cases" JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 58 Iss. 10 (2008) p. 575 - 577
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