Compromiso de seno cavernoso como presentación de cáncer anaplásico de tiroides / Cavernous sinus involvement as presentation of anaplastic thyroid cancer
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
;
10(4): 157-159, oct. 2017. ilus
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em Espanhol
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| ID: biblio-999054
ABSTRACT
Anaplastic thyroid cancer is an uncommon malignant tumor, usually fatal, primarily affecting older adults and doesn't have effective systemic therapy. The median survival is less than 6 months from diagnosis. Brain metastases are low frequency and reach 18 percent. We present the case of a patient with papillary carcinoma of the thyroid who takes an aggressive form, becoming anaplastic carcinoma, with involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) manifested by paralysis of the cranial nerve IV, which is rare clinical condition.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide
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Carcinoma Anaplásico da Tireoide
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
Assunto da revista:
Endocrinologia
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital San Juan de Dios/CL
/
Universidad de Chile/CL
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