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Overt Skeletal Metastases in a Patient of Occult (Microscopic) Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: a Rare Case

Authors: Chandan Kumar Jha, Vinita Agrawal, Anjali Mishra, P. K. Pradhan

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Occult follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) presenting as distant metastases is a rare occurrence. However, despite being occult in majority of these cases, primary tumor can be detected on thyroid imaging or during surgery. Here, we present an extremely rare case of an occult FTC with overt skeletal metastases in which primary tumor was discernible only on microscopic examination.

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Title: Overt Skeletal Metastases in a Patient of Occult (Microscopic) Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: a Rare Case
Authors: Chandan Kumar Jha
Vinita Agrawal
Anjali Mishra
P. K. Pradhan
Publication date: 01-03-2018
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0975-7651
Electronic ISSN: 0976-6952
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-017-0709-3

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