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. 2014 Apr-Jun;10(2):431-3.
doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.136681.

A rare case of solitary subcutaneous scalp metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma revealed with positron emission tomography/computed tomography: a case report and review

Sait Sager  1 , Sabire Yilmaz, Rana Kaya Doner, Mutlu Niyazoglu, Metin Halac, Bedii Kanmaz
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A rare case of solitary subcutaneous scalp metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma revealed with positron emission tomography/computed tomography: a case report and review

Sait Sager et al. J Cancer Res Ther. 2014 Apr-Jun.
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Abstract

Differentiated thyroid cancer frequently metastasizes to regional cervical lymph nodes and in advanced cases metastases can be seen in the lungs and skeleton. Metastases to the skin or subcutaneous tissue are rare. Here we present a 49-year-old female patient with solitary scalp metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma FTC which was revealed with positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging. PET showed flourodeoxiglucose avid lesion in the left vertex scalp. Scalp lesion was removed totally and histopathological examination revealed well-differentiated thyroid cancer metastasis.

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