Unusual bone metastasis from follicular carcinoma thyroid: presenting as a primary bone malignancy

Abstract

Osseous metastasis in patients of thyroid carcinoma is not very common, and appendicular skeleton is very rare. Bone metastasis represents a complication, especially of follicular thyroid carcinoma and severely reduces the quality of life causing pain, and fractures. Diagnosis is typically done by correlating clinical suspicion with imaging. Occult clinical presentations usually delay the detection and management of patients with bone metastasis from thyroid carcinoma. There is limited information about the clinical presentations and prognosis of patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma with bone metastasis. We hereby present a case report of right arm swelling diagnosed as metastatic carcinoma having metastasis from thyroid primary.

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of maxilla with cervical nodal metastasis associated with sinonasal aspergillosis

“…Metastasis from other primary sites must be ruled out clinically and radiologically as unusual bone metastasis may rarely present as primary bone malignancy. 8 The cooperation among the otorhinolaryngologists, pathologists and hematologists is required to optimally manage extramedullary plasmacytoma patients. 1 Patients should be followed by periodically to rule out progression to multiple myeloma.…”