title: Metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A case of oral metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma is presented.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Metastatic tumours are more frequent in older individuals and can be the only sign/symptom of an undiagnosed primary malignancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 69-year-old lady presented with an enlarging mandibular swelling. Incisional biopsy and imaging studies were suggestive of metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Metastatic tumours should be considered in the differential diagnosis of mandibular swellings especially in older individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology, Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bharu, Malaysia.|Ministry of Health, Penang, Malaysia.|Department of Pathology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sathasivam
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology, Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bharu, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yi M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Chee L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Saw
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Noraida
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khalid
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D010784:Photomicrography; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: carcinoma; follicular; metastatic; oral; thyroid