title: Pathologic fracture of the femur as a presenting sign of metastatic follicular carcinoma of the thyroid.
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Fortson
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Vijaykumar G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Gillian E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005269:Femur; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed