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. 2014 Apr;41(2):233-7.
doi: 10.1007/s10396-013-0478-8. Epub 2013 Jul 24.

Follicular thyroid carcinoma with predominantly cystic formation presenting initially with multiple distant metastases

JiHwa Ryu  1 , KwangHwi Lee  2 , HongDae Kim  2 , ChoongKi Eun  2 , OkHwa Kim  2 , JungHee Yoon  2 , HyeJin Baek  2 , DongWook Kim  3 , YoungMi Park  3 , JiYeon Kim  4
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Follicular thyroid carcinoma with predominantly cystic formation presenting initially with multiple distant metastases

JiHwa Ryu et al. J Med Ultrason (2001). 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Primary malignancies presenting with multiple distant metastases include lung cancer, gastrointestinal malignancy, breast cancer, and prostatic cancer. Multiple distant metastases from follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) are uncommon. Cystic formation in FTC is an atypical finding in ultrasonography. The cystic formation of a thyroid nodule is usually considered a benign sonographic finding. We report the case of a 78-year-old man who presented with multiple distant metastases from an FTC with a predominantly cystic formation.

Keywords: Metastases; Thyroid follicular carcinoma; Ultrasonography.

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