Massive bilateral mandibular metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma

Publication date: Available online 22 December 2016
Source:Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences
Author(s): Siti Asmat Md Arepen, Irfan Mohamad
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) comprises almost eighty percent of differentiated thyroid malignancy. It affects female more than male in the age range between 40–50years old. It usually metastasizes to ipsilateral regional lymph nodes of neck and rarely have distant metastasis. Common route of dissemination of tumour is through lymphatic system. We reported a rare case of bilateral mandibular metastasis from incomplete resection of follicular variant of PTC.



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