Thyroid follicular carcinoma complicating with skin metastasis

Abstract

Introduction: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. Lung is the most metastatic site of the disease. Distant metastasis to skin has been rarely reported in the literature. Case report: Here we report a follicular thyroid cancer patient complicating with skin metastasis. Conclusion: Our case reminds us the rare possibility of skin metastasis during the follow up of disseminated TC and importance of cutenaous lesions in differential diagnosis of unexplained symptoms.

Keywords

• Thyroid cancer
• Skin metastases
• Follicular carcinoma
• Sorafenib