TABLE 1 Clinical Features of Patients with FVPTC and Bone Metastases
From: Encapsulated Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Bone Metastases
Case | Age/Sex | Presentation | Treatment | Thyroid | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 69/F | 3.0-cm L1 solid mass w/nerve compression. FNA = microfollicular thyroid tumor; thyrog + | Total thyr | 2 encap lesions 0.7 & 1.5 cm; multifocal PTC Mca | − |
2 | 75/F | Lytic lesion right ischium. FNA = thyroid mets; thyrog + | Total thyr | Encap lesion 1.5 cm | − |
3 | 79/F | Thyroid tumor, diagnosed as follicular adenoma (1982). Spine lesion 1997; thyroid mets, thyrog + | Total thyr | Encap lesion; size? | + |
4 | 40/F | Right thyroid tumor diagnosed as follicular adenoma (1980). Diffuse bony mets 1997 diagnosed by imaging studies and radioactive iodine uptake. Bone biopsy: thyroid mets, thyrog +. Subsequent CT scan: lung mets | Right thyr (1980) | Encap lesion 1.5 cm | + |
5 | 43/F | Left thyroid tumor diagnosed as adenomatoid nodule (1992). L3 bone lesion; FNA biopsy: thyroid mets, thyrog + | Left thyr (1992) | Encap lesion 1.1 cm | + |
