Follicular thyroid carcinoma with predominantly cystic formation presenting initially with multiple distant metastases.
Primary malignancies presenting with multiple distant metastases include lung cancer, gastrointestinal malignancy, breast cancer, and prostatic cancer. Multiple distant metastases from follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) are uncommon. Cystic formation in FTC is an atypical finding in ultrasonography. The cystic formation of a thyroid nodule is usually considered a benign sonographic finding. We report the case of a 78-year-old man who presented with multiple distant metastases from an FTC with a predominantly cystic formation.
Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 875, Haeun-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 612-896, Republic of Korea. rjhrad@empal.com.
JiHwa
J
Ryu
Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 875, Haeun-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 612-896, Republic of Korea.
KwangHwi
K
Lee
Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 875, Haeun-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 612-896, Republic of Korea.
HongDae
H
Kim
Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 875, Haeun-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 612-896, Republic of Korea.
ChoongKi
C
Eun
Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 875, Haeun-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 612-896, Republic of Korea.
OkHwa
O
Kim
Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 875, Haeun-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 612-896, Republic of Korea.
JungHee
J
Yoon
Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 875, Haeun-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 612-896, Republic of Korea.
HyeJin
H
Baek
Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
DongWook
D
Kim
Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
YoungMi
Y
Park
Department of Pathology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 875, Haeun-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 612-896, Republic of Korea.
JiYeon
J
Kim
Metastases; Thyroid follicular carcinoma; Ultrasonography