Medullary thyroid carcinoma metastatic to skin |
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| Authors: | Catherine Nashed Sujit Vijay Sakpal Sergey Cherneykin Ronald Scott Chamberlain |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Saint George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies;2. Department of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, USA;3. Department of Pathology, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, USA;4. Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA |
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| Abstract: | Cutaneous metastases are a rarity, even more so when they arise from a medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) which accounts for only 8% of all thyroid cancers. MTC arises from C‐cells that produce calcitonin, and it most commonly metastasizes to lymph nodes in the neck. Distant metastases of MTC may involve bone, lung and liver. We report a case of a 56‐year‐old man, who presented with an ulcerated, nodular lesion on his scalp that proved to be a metastasis from his MTC diagnosed 2 years earlier. Cutaneous metastases from MTC generally signify widespread disease and carry a poor prognosis. A case discussion and relevant review of the literature is provided. Nashed C, Sakpal SV, Cherneykin S, Chamberlain RS. Medullary thyroid carcinoma metastatic to skin. |
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