Retrosternal thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the sternum: a case report.
A 75 year old female patient presented with a pulsatile sternal mass. The resected mass was a metastatic follicular carcinoma of thyroid origin. The primary tumour was found in the retrosternal area. The differential diagnosis of a sternal tumour is discussed.
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Department of Anatomical Pathology, Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, Medunsa, South Africa.
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D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013249:Sternum; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*