W. Hassani
Radiotherapy Department, Oncology Hospital, Hassan II University Hospital, Fes, MoroccoPublications
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Case Report
An Unusual Subcutaneous Metastasis from Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report
Author(s): K. Soussy*, M. Chrifi Alaoui, W. Hassani, FZ. Farhane, Z. Alami and T. Bouhafa
Background: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy with a high risk of early metastatic dissemination. Cutaneous and subcutaneous metastases are uncommon. We report an unusual case of an isolated subcutaneous abdominal wall metastasis followed by isolated mediastinal nodal progression, both managed with local treatment. Case presentation: A 70-year-old woman underwent thyroidectomy for clinically staged T4aN0M0 thyroid carcinoma. Initial biopsy showed papillary thyroid carcinoma, whereas the thyroidectomy specimen demonstrated coexisting papillary and anaplastic carcinoma components. The anaplastic component was positive for CK8/18 and negative for thyroglobulin and p53. Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy consisted of IMRT to 70 Gy in 35 fractions with seven weekly cycles of carboplatin. Three months after treatment, CT revealed an isolated 14.5-mm subcu.. Read More»
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RAOUi Yasser
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Ahmed Hussien Alshewered
University of Basrah College of Medicine, Iraq
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Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering SRM University – AP, Andhra Pradesh
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Supervisor of Biochemistry Lab and PhD. students of Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemis
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