Multiple giant scalp metastases of a follicular thyroid carcinoma.
BACKGROUND
The occurrence of skin metastases are rare events in the course of a follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) and usually indicate advanced tumor stages. The scalp is the most affected area of these metastases.


METHODS
We present a case of a 76 year old Woman with multiple giant scalp metastases of a follicular carcinoma. These metastases had been resected and wounds had been closed with mesh graft. The 14-months follow up is presented.


CONCLUSIONS
We demonstrate another case with multicentric form. Because of its location and size a primary wound closure was not possible. A healing could be reached using vacuum therapy and mesh graft transplantation.
Cupisti
Kenko
K
Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Germany. cupisti@uni-duesseldorf.de
Ramp
Uwe
U
Raffel
Andreas
A
Krausch
Markus
M
Rehders
Alexander
A
Knoefel
Wolfram T
WT
D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy