Orbital metastasis as primary clinical manifestation of thyroid carcinoma: case report and literature review
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Orbital metastasis as primary clinical manifestation of thyroid carcinoma--case report and literature review.
Capillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common neoplasm of thyroid. It usually grows slowly and is clinically indolent; although rare, its aggressive forms with local invasion or distant metastases can occur. Metastatic thyroid carcinoma rarely involves the orbit. We reported an uncommon case of orbital metastasis of PTC. A 66-years-old woman presented proptosis of the right eye. The biop...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0004-2730
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302008000900014