title: Resection of thyroid cancer metastases to the sternum.
abstract: The role of surgical resection in patients with metastatic thyroid cancer is not clearly defined. Reported is a case of concurrent thyroid metastases to the lungs and sternum treated with total sternectomy followed by radioiodine therapy. A comprehensive review of the literature was also performed to evaluate the characteristics of reported cases of sternal thyroid cancer metastases treated with surgical resection. Overall, we demonstrate that radical resection of sternal metastases can be performed safely even in patients with poor prognosis to achieve palliation and potentiation of radioiodine therapy for concurrent metastases.
authors.affiliation: Lung Cancer Research Program of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Fereidoun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abtin
authors.forename: Chi K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Carolyn D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Britten
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Crisera
authors.forename: E Carmack
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Jay M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013249:Sternum; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes