Unique Papillary Thyroid Cancer (PTC) Metastasis to the Skin: A Case Report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.5287Abstract
Cutaneous metastasis of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is an unusual phenomenon with limited documented cases in medical literature. PTC is the most common of the thyroid cancers. Typically characterized by slow growth and a favorable prognosis, PTC is confined primarily to the thyroid gland and regional lymph nodes. However, in rare instances, aggressive behavior may lead to distant metastases, with the lungs and bones being the most affected sites. Nevertheless, the skin is an infrequent location for thyroid cancer dissemination. This case report presents a unique clinical scenario involving a patient diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer who developed skin metastases. We aim to contribute to the growing body of knowledge concerning this uncommon manifestation of PTC by describing this patient’s clinical presentation.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Radiology Case Reports
![Creative Commons License](http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/4.0/88x31.png)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
The publisher holds the copyright to the published articles and contents. However, the articles in this journal are open-access articles distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 License, which permits reproduction and distribution, provided the original work is properly cited. The publisher and author have the right to use the text, images and other multimedia contents from the submitted work for further usage in affiliated programs. Commercial use and derivative works are not permitted, unless explicitly allowed by the publisher.