Follicular Thyroid Cancer Presenting as a Pelvic Mass: A Case Report

Karaca H., Lale A., Er O., Ozkan M., DENİZ K., Kula M., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, vol.15, no.1, pp.23-25, 2011 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.23-25
  • Keywords: Thyroid cancer, follicular thyroid cancer, distant metastasis, pelvic mass
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Distant metastasis is uncommon in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and 7% to 23% of DTC patients develop distant metastasis. The remarkably good prognosis and long-term survival in DTC are significantly reduced in patients with distant metastasis as those at the pelvic site. We report the rare case of a patient wth follicular thyroid cancer initially diagnosed as a pelvic mass.