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Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016;1(1):1114.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.1114

Metastasis of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma to the Vertebra: A Case Report

Kuşaslan R, Vartanoğlu T, Hepgül G, Altınel Y, Yigitbas H, Öncü M, Menekşe S, Çelik A, Çelebi F and Gulcicek OB

Department of General Surgery, Bagcilar Training andResearchHospital, Turkey
Department of Radioloji, Bagcilar Training andResearchHospital, Turkey
Department of MedicalOncology, Bagcilar Training andResearchHospital, Turkey

^*Correspondance to: Osman Bilgin Gulcicek

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Abstract:

We report a un usual case of 45-year-old man was admitted to the neurosurgery clinic with the complaint of back pain for 5 months. A tumor was detected at the corpus of L2 vertebra by the lumbar MRG and the lumbar BT. The histopathological result was compatible to the metastasis of follicular thyoid carcinoma. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy and the pathological result was verified as FTC. These attempts were followed by ablation with 150 mCi radioactive iodine (131I).

Keywords:

Follicular thyroid carcinoma; Metastasis; Vertebrae

Cite the Article:

Kuşaslan R, Vartanoğlu T, Hepgül G, Altınel Y, Yigitbas H, Öncü M, et al. Metastasis of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma to the Vertebra: A Case Report. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016; 1: 1114.