A Case of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in which the Skin Metastasis was Concurrently Present and Response Occurred to Chemotherapy / Journal of the Korean Cancer Association, 대한암학회지
Cancer Research and Treatment
;
: 202-206, 2008.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-167453
ABSTRACT
Medullary thyroid carcinoma accounts for 3% of all thyroid gland malignancies. It commonly metastasizes to liver, lung, and bone. It rarely metastasizes to skin, and only a few such cases have been documented. Cutaneous metastasis suggests a poor prognosis, with a mean survival of 7.5-19 months. The most effective treatment for skin metastasis is complete surgical removal of all local and regional lesions. The response to systemic chemotherapy is typically poor. We report a case of medullary thyroid carcinoma with cutaneous metastases, which responded to chemotherapy.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Skin
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Thyroid Gland
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Thyroid Neoplasms
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Liver
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Lung
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Cancer Research and Treatment
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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