[Scalp metastasis as the first manifestation of mixed follicular-papillary thyroid cancer].

مطالعه پاتولوژیک ضایعات ندولر غده تیروئید در کودکان و بالغین جوان (تا20 سال) مراجعه کننده به انستیتو کانسر مجتمع بیمارستانی امام خمینی (ره) 76-1352

Nodules in the thyroid have always commanded a great deal of attention because of the fear of their being cancerous. The estimated incidence of thyroid nodules in children and young adults is about 0.22 to 1.8 percent. According to different epidemiological data, about 10 to 35 percent of thyroid cancers occur in the first two decades. The present study based on microscopic review of tissue sli...

Parotid metastasis as the first presentation of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Parotid metastasis originated from papillary thyroid carcinoma is extremely rare, especially as the first presentation of the disease. We present a 70-year-old man with a history of painless swelling in the right side of the neck. He was evaluated for parotid tumor and histopathologic examination revealed a poorly differentiated carcinoma in the parotid gland with suspicion of thyroid origin. T...

Bilateral Orbital Metastasis of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: a Rare Case Report

Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is the second most common type of thyroid cancer after papillary carcinoma. It usually grows slowly and is clinically indolent; but rarely, its aggressive forms with distant metastases can occur. We report here an uncommon case of bilateral orbital metastasis of FTC. A 70-year-old woman present...

Metastasis of Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma to Scalp, Masquerading As Adnexal Tumor: A Rare Presentation

An Unusual Case of Cauda Equina Secondary to Spinal Metastasis of Thyroid Cancer

Introduction: Cauda equina secondary to metastatic follicular thyroid cancer of the lumbosacral area is a rare entity.   Case Report: We report an unusual case of a 52-year-old male who presented with backache, lower limb weakness, and perianal numbness. A CT-scan of the lumbosacral area showed an enhancing mass at the L4, L5 and S1 vertebrae. Histopathology after excision revealed a metast...