Title of article
An Unusual Case of Cauda Equina Secondary to Spinal Metastasis of Thyroid Cancer
Author/Authors
Akhtar, Shabbir Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Aga Khan University Hospital , Karachi , Pakistan , Adeel, Mohammad Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Aga Khan University Hospital , Karachi , Pakistan
Pages
6
From page
67
To page
72
Abstract
Introduction: Cauda equina secondary to metastatic follicular thyroid cancer of the lumbosacral area is a rare entity. Case Report: We report an unusual case of a 52-year-old male who presented with backache, lower limb weakness, and perianal numbness. A CT-scan of the lumbosacral area showed an enhancing mass at the L4, L5 and S1 vertebrae. Histopathology after excision revealed a metastatic thyroid cancer. Hence, a CT scan of the neck and chest was performed which showed a nodule in the left lobe of the thyroid and a mass in the left chest wall. A total thyroidectomy and excision of the chest wall lesion was undergone, which was diagnosed as a follicular carcinoma of the thyroid. Conclusion: Metastatic workup of spinal metastasis should include evaluation of the thyroid gland
Keywords
Differentiated thyroid cancer , Follicular thyroid cancer , Metastasis , Spine , Vertebrae
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2016
Record number
2434264
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