Anaplastic Transformation of Follicular Thyroid Cancer in the Lung, Liver, Bone, and Adrenal Gland.
10.11106/ijt.2017.10.2.127
- Author:
Wonae LEE
1
;
Dohee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cell transformation;
Neoplastic;
Thyroid carcinoma;
Anaplastic;
Thyroid cancer;
Follicular;
Thyroid cancer;
Papillary
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands*;
Humans;
Liver*;
Lung*;
Lymph Nodes;
Prognosis;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroid Neoplasms*;
Thyroidectomy
- From:International Journal of Thyroidology
2017;10(2):127-132
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Anaplastic transformation of differentiated thyroid cancer at distant metastatic sites is extremely rare and has a poor prognosis. It usually occurs in the thyroid gland or cervical lymph nodes. Here we report a case of anaplastic transformation arising at multiple distant metastatic sites including the lung, liver, adrenal gland, bone, and lymph nodes in a patient 3 years after total thyroidectomy for follicular thyroid cancer.
