In:
Hormone Research in Paediatrics, S. Karger AG, Vol. 61, No. 4 ( 2004), p. 190-192
Abstract:
〈 i 〉 Objective: 〈 /i 〉 The case of a 60-year-old male patient with follicular thyroid cancer who developed a pituitary mass proved to be a metastasis from thyroid cancer. 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 Assessment with whole-body scan, ultrasound, computed tomography and thyroglobulin measurements. 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 Despite surgery and repeated doses of radioiodine, the patient developed diplopia and ptosis of the right eyelid, along with increasing thyroglobulin levels. A pituitary mass was discovered, with no signs of pituitary deficiency. The mass was removed and found to consist of neoplastic cells immunohistochemically positive to thyroglobulin. 〈 i 〉 Conclusions: 〈 /i 〉 Distant metastases may develop in cases of follicular thyroid carcinoma, even after repeated doses of 〈 sup 〉 131 〈 /sup 〉 I. Metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma to the pituitary is a rare entity.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1663-2818
,
1663-2826
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2004
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2540224-9
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