Bone metastases without primary tumor: A well-differentiated follicular thyroid carcinoma case.

Boz A., Tazegul G., BOZOGLAN H., Dogan O., Sari R., Altunbas H. A., ...More

Journal of cancer research and therapeutics, vol.14, pp.447-450, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Letter
  • Volume: 14
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/0973-1482.199391
  • Journal Name: Journal of cancer research and therapeutics
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.447-450
  • Keywords: Bone metastases, thyroid carcinoma, thyroid neoplasms, thyroid nodule
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Metastases to the bone are the most common malignant bone tumors. Prostate, breast, and lung carcinomas are the most common primaries of bone metastases. Bone metastases show poor prognosis in means of median survival; however, some patients with highly curable tumors such as thyroid carcinoma may benefit from treatment. We report and discuss a unique case of a 70-year-old female patient presenting with arm pain, diagnosed with metastatic well-differentiated follicular carcinoma without a primary tumor in the thyroid.