Unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidism
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a highly aggressive endocrine tumor that can be expected to have a poor clinical outcome. Cutaneous metastases from ATC are rare and in the context of disseminated metastases. Owing to the rarity of the disease, no standard treatment has been documented, and few...
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doaj-1fe8ad1081f34e2393bd1f4aaa8fed732020-11-24T20:52:15ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDermatologica Sinica1027-81172017-06-01352858710.1016/j.dsi.2017.01.003Unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidismYun-Hsuan LinChiau-Sheng JangChieh-Shan WuLan HsuAnaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a highly aggressive endocrine tumor that can be expected to have a poor clinical outcome. Cutaneous metastases from ATC are rare and in the context of disseminated metastases. Owing to the rarity of the disease, no standard treatment has been documented, and few treatment modalities are effective. This case reports neck and thoracic cutaneous metastasis from ATC, with concurrent hyperthyroidism.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811717300125anaplastic thyroid carcinomacutaneous metastaseshyperthyroidismmetastases |
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Yun-Hsuan Lin Chiau-Sheng Jang Chieh-Shan Wu Lan Hsu Unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidism Dermatologica Sinica anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cutaneous metastases hyperthyroidism metastases |
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Unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidism |
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Unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidism |
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Unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidism |
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Unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidism |
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Unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidism |
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unusual presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with diffuse neck and thoracic nodules and hyperthyroidism |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Dermatologica Sinica |
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1027-8117 |
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2017-06-01 |
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Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a highly aggressive endocrine tumor that can be expected to have a poor clinical outcome. Cutaneous metastases from ATC are rare and in the context of disseminated metastases. Owing to the rarity of the disease, no standard treatment has been documented, and few treatment modalities are effective. This case reports neck and thoracic cutaneous metastasis from ATC, with concurrent hyperthyroidism. |
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anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cutaneous metastases hyperthyroidism metastases |
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