Brain Metastasis from Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid.
- Author:
Gui Ae JEONG
1
;
Kweon Cheon KIM
;
Dong Hyun KIM
;
Young Sook KIM
;
Hak Yeon BAE
;
Yeun Kyoung OH
;
Keun Hong KI
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Korea. mdkckim8@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Papillary thyroid carcinoma;
Distant metastasis;
Brain metastasis
- MeSH:
Acetabulum;
Brain*;
Carcinoma, Papillary*;
Humans;
Lung;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Parietal Lobe;
Prognosis;
Thoracic Wall;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroid Neoplasms
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2003;64(6):505-509
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papillary thyroid carcinomas are the most common type of thyroid malignancy, and have more excellent prognosis compared to other types of thyroid malignancy, with rare occurrences of distant metastasis. The most frequent sites for distant metastases are the lungs and bones, but brain metastases are extremely rare, with a frequency of only 0.1~5% in reported series. Hence we report a patient with a papillary thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the right parietal lobe of brain, the lung, the left chest wall and right acetabulum, with a review of the literature.
