Spinal Cord Compression as Initial Presentation of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma.
10.3340/jkns.2007.41.4.269
- Author:
Dae Ki KIM
1
;
Cheol Su JWA
;
Kang Hyun KIM
;
Jae Kyu KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. chsjwa@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal cord compression;
Thyroid carcinoma;
Metastasis
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma, Follicular*;
Arm;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Spinal Cord Compression*;
Spinal Cord*;
Spine;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroid Neoplasms
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2007;41(4):269-271
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Follicular thyroid carcinoma with metastasis rarely manifests as spinal cord compression without any previous symptoms of its malignancy. This report describes a 64-year-old man with follicular thyroid carcinoma who presented initially with left arm motor weakness. Magnetic resonance images demonstrated severe cervical cord compression by a mass with destruction of C4 vertebra. Corpectomy of C4 and anterior interbody fusion was carried out. Histopathological study revealed a metastatic follicular carcinoma of the thyroid. We present our case, especially focused of its possible pathophysiology, with review of pertinent literatures.
