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Case Reports
. 2008 Aug 11:6:82.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-6-82.

Multiple giant scalp metastases of a follicular thyroid carcinoma

Kenko Cupisti  1 , Uwe Ramp, Andreas Raffel, Markus Krausch, Alexander Rehders, Wolfram T Knoefel
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Multiple giant scalp metastases of a follicular thyroid carcinoma

Kenko Cupisti et al. World J Surg Oncol. .

Abstract

Background: The occurrence of skin metastases are rare events in the course of a follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) and usually indicate advanced tumor stages. The scalp is the most affected area of these metastases.

Case presentation: We present a case of a 76 year old Woman with multiple giant scalp metastases of a follicular carcinoma. These metastases had been resected and wounds had been closed with mesh graft. The 14-months follow up is presented.

Conclusion: We demonstrate another case with multicentric form. Because of its location and size a primary wound closure was not possible. A healing could be reached using vacuum therapy and mesh graft transplantation.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
a) and b) Two scalp tumors at admission of the patient, lateral view.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Giant parietal scalp tumor and to additional smaller tumors, intraoperative view.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Operative specimen, Haematoxylin-Eosin and Thyreoglobulin staining.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Mesh Graft transplants. a) Retroauricular mesh graft transplant; b) Parietal mesh graft transplant.
Figure 5
Figure 5
14 months follow up. a) view from on high; b) lateral view.
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