title: A rare case of solitary subcutaneous scalp metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma revealed with positron emission tomography/computed tomography: a case report and review.
abstract: Differentiated thyroid cancer frequently metastasizes to regional cervical lymph nodes and in advanced cases metastases can be seen in the lungs and skeleton. Metastases to the skin or subcutaneous tissue are rare. Here we present a 49-year-old female patient with solitary scalp metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma FTC which was revealed with positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging. PET showed flourodeoxiglucose avid lesion in the left vertex scalp. Scalp lesion was removed totally and histopathological examination revealed well-differentiated thyroid cancer metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sager
authors.forename: Sabire
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Rana Kaya
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Doner
authors.forename: Mutlu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niyazoglu
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halac
authors.forename: Bedii
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kanmaz
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18