Metastatic spinal cord compression as initial presentation of follicular thyroid carcinoma

H Goldberg; M E Stein; O Ben-Itzhak; D Duek; A Ravkin; D Gaitini

doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199803)67:3<186::aid-jso8>3.0.co;2-5

Metastatic spinal cord compression as initial presentation of follicular thyroid carcinoma

J Surg Oncol. 1998 Mar;67(3):186-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199803)67:3<186::aid-jso8>3.0.co;2-5.

Authors

H Goldberg¹, M E Stein, O Ben-Itzhak, D Duek, A Ravkin, D Gaitini

Affiliation

¹ Northern Israel Oncology Center, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.

PMID: 9530890
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199803)67:3<186::aid-jso8>3.0.co;2-5

Abstract

Follicular thyroid carcinoma, initially presenting as spinal cord compression due to metastatic lesions, is a less reported event. We present two cases of well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma that led to spinal cord compression. A thorough search of the literature revealed only five similar cases. We summarize the clinical characteristics of these cases, the therapeutic measures used, their outcome, and the prognosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / complications*
Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / secondary*
Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / surgery
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / complications*
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / secondary*
Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
Spinal Cord Compression / etiology*
Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology*
Thyroid Neoplasms / surgery
Thyroidectomy