Thyroid carcinoma with spinal cord compression

JAMA ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 247 (11) ◽  
pp. 1565a-1566 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. H. Shortliffe
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cord Compression

Metastatic Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as Distal Spinal Cord Compression

1988 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven I. Goldstein ◽  
David Kaufman ◽  
Andrea D. Abati
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Radioactive Iodine ◽  
Follicular Carcinoma ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Radioactive Iodine Therapy ◽  
Decompressive Laminectomy ◽  
Vertebral Bodies ◽  
Bony Metastases

The prognosis of metastatic thyroid carcinoma is dependent on the age of the patient, the histologic characteristics of the neoplasm, and the site of metastasis. A more favorable prognosis is found in patients less than 40 years old with follicular carcinoma and without any bony metastases. Metastatic thyroid carcinoma presenting as distal spinal cord compression is extremely rare. We report one such case and review the literature. As reported in the literature, the combination of decompressive laminectomy followed by total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine therapy has proved to be effective in the treatment of patients with thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the distal vertebral bodies.

Thyroid Carcinoma With Spinal Cord Compression

JAMA ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 247 (11) ◽  
pp. 1565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward H. Shortliffe
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cord Compression

Thyroid carcinoma with spinal cord compression

JAMA ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 245 (9) ◽  
pp. 953-954 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. D. Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cord Compression

scholarly journals Spinal cord compression as initial presentation of metastatic occult follicular thyroid carcinoma

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (02) ◽  
pp. 155-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Nuruzzaman Khan ◽  
AMSM Sharfuzzaman ◽  
Md Golam Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Follicular Carcinoma ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Good Prognosis ◽  
Initial Presentation ◽  
Radioiodine Ablation ◽  
Thyroid Profile

ABSTRACTMetastatic tumors are the most common tumors of the spine, accounting for 98% of all spine lesions. But spinal cord compression as the initial presentation of metastatic occult follicular carcinoma without any thyroid enlargement is unusual and relatively rare. This report describes a 35-years-old female patient presenting with paraplegia and urinary incontinence for the last two months. She had no thyroid enlargement; no thyroid related symptoms and her biochemical thyroid profile was normal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of spine shows a huge mass compressing the spinal cord at D11-D12 involving both the spinal and paraspinal areas. The patient was treated by surgery and radioiodine ablation as the histopathology showed metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma. This case was reported because of the rarity of the disease. Early diagnosis and initiation of the treatment should promise a good prognosis for a patient with metastatic spinal cord compression.

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