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Case Reports
. 1998 Nov;44(11):292-3.

Retrosternal thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the sternum: a case report

M N Muthuphei  1 , M P Mabua
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  • PMID: 10189752
Case Reports

Retrosternal thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the sternum: a case report

M N Muthuphei et al. Cent Afr J Med. 1998 Nov.

Abstract

A 75 year old female patient presented with a pulsatile sternal mass. The resected mass was a metastatic follicular carcinoma of thyroid origin. The primary tumour was found in the retrosternal area. The differential diagnosis of a sternal tumour is discussed.

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