Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Revealed by Cranial Metastasis: Two Cases and Review of Literature

Abstract

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is the most common pathological type of thyroid carcinoma, which includes papillary and follicular subtypes. DTC is usually indolent, characterized by a good prognosis, and long-term survival. Distant metastatic disease from thyroid carcinoma is becoming a rare problem. Total thyroidectomy itself has become less associated with morbidity than it once was. We describe two patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the skull who was seen recently. The management of this disease entity is discussed.