Pancreas as Delayed Site of Metastasis from Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Introduction. Follicular variant (FV) papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has aggressive biologic behavior as compared to classic variant (CV) of PTC and frequently metastasizes to the lungs and bones. However, metastasis to the pancreas is extremely rare manifestation of FV-PTC. To date, only 9 cases...

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Published in:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Main Authors: Mutahir A. Tunio, Mushabbab AlAsiri, Khalid Riaz, Wafa AlShakweer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/386263