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Metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma to the maxilla

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Tsila Hefer*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Rambam Medical Center, Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
Ronen Manor
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillifacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Technison, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
Henry Zvi Joachims
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Rambam Medical Center, Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
Gabriel M. Groisman
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Rambam Medical Center, Technison, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
Micha Peled
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillifacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Technison, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
Eliav Gov-Ari
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Rambam Medical Center, Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
Dov Laufer
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillifacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Technison, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Tsila Hefer, P.O. Box 3360, Haifa 31033, Israel.

Abstract

We present a unique case of metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma to the hard palate and the maxillary sinus, a case that to our knowledge has not been reported before. Various malignant tumours that metastize to the maxilla are reviewed, and the therapeutic approach to follicular thyroid carcinoma metastasis to that area is also discussed. Follicular thyroid carcinoma should be included in the list of tumours that metastasize to the maxilla.

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Clinical Records
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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