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An Orthotopic Mouse Model of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
Published on: April 17, 2013
Orbital and intracranial metastasis secondary to thyroid carcinoma
José F Sánchez-Sánchez1, Yazmin Lemus-Rodríguez1, Ricardo Ramírez-Aguilar2
1Departamento de Neurocirugía, Hospital Regional Dr. Valentín Gómez Farías, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Zapopan, Jalisco.
Introduction:
An exponential increase in thyroid cancer has been reported in Mexico with 12,122 new cases in 2018 it represents the most common endocrinological cancer described by the World Health Organization. Attributing it local and distant metastatic lesions, being unusual the orbital condition.
Clinical Case:
A 56-year-old woman diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia 19 years ago, presented with left eye proptosis and tearing, headaches, worsening left facial neuralgia.
Conclusions:
In these cases, the surgical treatment is essential to improve patient's symptoms and quality of life.
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