International Journal of Thyroidology  2017;10(2):127-132

doi:10.11106/ijt.2017.10.2.127

Anaplastic Transformation of Follicular Thyroid Cancer in the Lung, Liver, Bone, and Adrenal Gland.

Wonae LEE 1 ; Dohee KIM

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Keywords

Cell transformation; Neoplastic; Thyroid carcinoma; Anaplastic; Thyroid cancer; Follicular; Thyroid cancer; Papillary

Country

Republic 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.