title: Unusual scalp metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: Metastatic tumors presenting as soft tissue lesions are relatively rare, and can be the source of diagnostic confusion both clinically and histopathologically. We present a case of an 82-year-old woman with complaints of painless swelling in the right temporo-occipital junction for 3 months, and with unusual scalp metastasis of thyroid follicular carcinoma. Use of histopathological examinations are significant for determining the tumor type, and arriving at the exact and correct diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hamit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karabekir
authors.forename: Coskun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aktepe
authors.forename: Nuket
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gocmen-Mas
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery