Case Report

Mandibular Metastasis of Thyroid Follicular Cancer

10.5152/imj.2013.32

  • Sabri Köseoğlu
  • Hacer Baran
  • Kürşat Murat Özcan
  • Mehmet Ali Çetin
  • Hüseyin Dere

Received Date: 08.03.2012 Accepted Date: 22.07.2012 İstanbul Med J 2013;14(2):120-123

In thyroid follicular carcinoma, distant metastasis occurs frequently. Distant metastases are commonly seen in the lungs, bones, liver and brain. Mandibular metastasis of follicular thyroid carcinoma is very rare. In this article, a thyroid follicular carcinoma with mandibular and lung metastases is presented.

Keywords: Thyroid tumours, mandible, tumour metastasis