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Diagnostic Pathology
Published in: Diagnostic Pathology 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Metastasis | Case Report

Chest wall lymph node metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma: a rare case report

Authors: Taolang Li, Zhiyuan Ma, Chengli Lu, Quanzhong Zhou, Zelong Feng, Xinglong Wu, Yi Luo, Dan Li, Xiaoming Cheng, Xuemei Liu

Published in: Diagnostic Pathology | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

Distant metastases from follicular thyroid carcinoma are mainly hematogenous and are commonly observed in the lungs and bones. Other rare sites are the parotid gland, skin, brain, ovary, adrenal gland, kidney, pancreas and breast, with chest wall lymph node metastasis being even more rare.

Case presentation

Over the past 10 years, three surgeries were performed on a 69-year-old women with a history of follicular thyroid cancer and its metastatic lesions. The patient presented with a 3-month history of masses in the left chest. She underwent detailed examination of the chest wall tumors, and surgery was then performed to resect all of the tumors. Based on the histopathology, these lymph nodes were confirmed to harbor metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma.

Conclusion

This study reports the first case of follicular thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the chest wall lymph node.
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Metadata
Title
Chest wall lymph node metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma: a rare case report
Authors
Taolang Li
Zhiyuan Ma
Chengli Lu
Quanzhong Zhou
Zelong Feng
Xinglong Wu
Yi Luo
Dan Li
Xiaoming Cheng
Xuemei Liu
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Diagnostic Pathology / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1746-1596
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-019-0907-0

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