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Cerebellum as Initial Site of Distant Metastasis from Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid: Review of Three Cases
Joint Authors
al-Asiri, Mushabbab
Tunio, Mutahir A.
AL-Qahtani, Khalid Hussain
AlShakweer, Wafaa
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The cerebellum as initial site of distant metastasis from differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) including papillary (PTC) and follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is rare manifestation.
Case Presentations.
Herein, we present three cases of cerebellar metastasis (CBM) of PTC.
Mean age of patients was 67 years (range: 64–72), and mean duration between initial diagnosis and CBM was 49.6 months (range: 37–61).
Frequent location was left cerebellar hemisphere and was associated with hydrocephalus.
All patients underwent suboccipital craniectomy, and in two patients postoperative intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) was given to deliver 5000 cGy in 25 fractions to residual lesions.
Patient without postoperative IMRT had cerebellar recurrence along with lung and bone metastasis after 38 months.
However, two patients were found alive and free of disease at the time of last follow-up.
Conclusion.
CBM from PTC is a rare clinical entity and is often associated with hydrocephalus.
Histopathological diagnosis is important to initiate effective treatment, which relies on multidisciplinary approach to prolong the disease-free and overall survival rates.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tunio, Mutahir A.& al-Asiri, Mushabbab& AL-Qahtani, Khalid Hussain& AlShakweer, Wafaa. 2015. Cerebellum as Initial Site of Distant Metastasis from Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid: Review of Three Cases. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058992
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tunio, Mutahir A.…[et al.]. Cerebellum as Initial Site of Distant Metastasis from Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid: Review of Three Cases. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058992
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tunio, Mutahir A.& al-Asiri, Mushabbab& AL-Qahtani, Khalid Hussain& AlShakweer, Wafaa. Cerebellum as Initial Site of Distant Metastasis from Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid: Review of Three Cases. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058992
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058992