title: Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid metastatic to the skin: report of two cases.
abstract: The skin is a rare site for metastases from the thyroid. We report 2 cases of skin metastases from a thyroid medullary carcinoma. This is the first report of metastasis to the skin from a medullary carcinoma. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunocytochemical studies performed on the skin biopsy specimens.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Ordóñez
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Samaan
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy