A Case of Solitary Metastatic Deposit in the Orbital Rim from Follicular Thyroid Cancer
10.21593/kjhno/2021.37.2.105
- Author:
Gyeong Hwa JEON
1
;
Hyeon Seok OH
;
In Ho CHOI
;
Hyung Kwon BYEON
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:
Korean Journal of Head and Neck Oncology
2021;37(2):105-109
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is the second most common thyroid cancer, following papillary carcinoma. Metastasis to the orbital rim from FTC is very rare. We recently experienced a case of FTC with metastasis to the orbital rim in a 74-year-old woman, who initially presented with a huge thyroid mass and an asymptomatic solitary orbital rim lesion. The solitary orbital rim lesion was suspected to be a separate disease entity such as lymphoma from the preoperative imaging, but bone metastasis from FTC was finally confirmed after orbital rim resection and total thyroidectomy. During follow-up, the patient presented multiple bone metastasis, so the solitary orbital rim lesion was considered a clinical sign of systemic metastasis from FTC. Therefore, we present this unique case with a review of the literature.
