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Late sino-nasal metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

V. L. Cumberworth ,
A. Ohri ,
G. Morrissey  and
R. Stirling
V. L. Cumberworth*
Affiliation:
ENT and Pathology Departments, West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth.
A. Ohri
Affiliation:
ENT and Pathology Departments, West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth.
G. Morrissey
Affiliation:
ENT and Pathology Departments, West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth.
R. Stirling
Affiliation:
ENT and Pathology Departments, West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth.
*
Mr V. L. Cumberworth, 14 Grafton Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4QT.
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Abstract

We report a rare case of metastasis of a follicular carcinoma of the thyroid to the sino-nasal cavity 12 years after diagnosis and treatment of the primary malignancy and review the literature of previously reported cases.

Keywords

Thyroid neoplasmsNeoplasm metastasisNoseParanasal sinuses
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 11 , November 1994 , pp. 1010 - 1011
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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