CUTANEOUS METASTASES OF FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA THYROID DIAGNOSED BY FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY

Autor:	Umaru N, Bharati Hunnur, Blessy Mary Thomas, Zulfikar Ahmed
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	endocrine system Pathology medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Thyroid Nodule (medicine) Follicular carcinoma body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Fine needle aspiration cytology Scalp Follicular phase medicine Forehead medicine.symptom Follicular carcinoma thyroid business
Zdroj:	Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2:2293-2295
ISSN:	2278-4802 2278-4748
DOI:	10.14260/jemds/530
Popis:	INTRODUCTION: Cutaneous metastasis of follicular carcinoma of thyroid is rare. There are fewer than 30 cases reported in the literature, majority affecting the scalp. CASE HISTORY : 55yrs old female presented with swelling over right side of the forehead. FNAC from the nodule showed uniform sized epithelial cells arranged in repetitive follicular pattern & rosettes, suggestive of follicular carcinoma of thyroid. RESULTS: Morphological features of follicular carcinoma thyroid are unique in FNAC smears & hence we came to the diagnosis of follicular carcinoma thyroid on FNAC of forehead nodule. DISCUSSION : Cutaneous metastasis explains the aggressive nature of the disease & they have contributed to poor outcome. Average length of survival after diagnosis of cutaneous metastasis from follicular carcinoma thyroid is 19 months. CONCLUSION: We have presented an unusual case of aggressive follicular carcinoma thyroid with wide spread cutaneous metastases.
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