Title
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Metastatic to Skin.
Sanford School of Medicine Affiliation
Transplantation and Surgery
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery
Publication Date
12-1-2010
Keywords
Carcinoma, Medullary, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Metastasis, Skin Neoplasms, Thyroid Neoplasms
Abstract
Cutaneous metastases are a rarity, even more so when they arise from a medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) which accounts for only 8% of all thyroid cancers. MTC arises from C-cells that produce calcitonin, and it most commonly metastasizes to lymph nodes in the neck. Distant metastases of MTC may involve bone, lung and liver. We report a case of a 56-year-old man, who presented with an ulcerated, nodular lesion on his scalp that proved to be a metastasis from his MTC diagnosed 2 years earlier. Cutaneous metastases from MTC generally signify widespread disease and carry a poor prognosis. A case discussion and relevant review of the literature is provided.
Journal Title
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
Volume
37
Issue
12
First Page
1237
Last Page
1240
PubMed ID
19615004
ISSN
1600-0560
MeSH Headings (Medical Subject Headings)
Carcinoma, Medullary; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Metastasis; Skin Neoplasms; Thyroid Neoplasms
Rights
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/18686982/homepage/permissions.html
DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01365.x
Recommended Citation
Nashed, Catherine; Sakpal, Sujit Vijay; Cherneykin, Sergey; and Chamberlain, Ronald Scott, "Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Metastatic to Skin." (2010). Department of Surgery. 12.
https://red.library.usd.edu/ds/12