title: Occult follicular thyroid carcinoma presenting as a frontal bone metastasis: a case report.
abstract: This is a rare case of metastatic follicular carcinoma of thyroid in a patient with no history of thyroid problem. A frontal bone mass was examined microscopically and showed the pattern of metastatic follicular carcinoma. Thyroid ultrasonography then revealed a nodule in left lobe. Total thyroidectomy was done for the patient and microscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz 71937-11351, Iran.
authors.forename: Mahmoudreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tahamtan
authors.forename: Maral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mokhtari
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pakbaz
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tahamtan