Abstract
Cutaneous metastases of thyroid follicular carcinoma are rare. A scalp metastasis revealing a thyroid cancer is exceptional. We report the case of a 70 year-old women who presented with a scalp tumor progressively increased. Morphological imaging disclosed an important cutaneous tumor in occipital region with osteolysis. Surgical resection of this tumor was performed and pathology identified a cutaneous metastasis of a thyroid follicular cancer. This case report illustrates a rare presenting sign of thyroid follicular cancer. Cutaneous metastases coexists with other metastases (bone or lung) and means and ominous prognostic factor for the evolution of thyroid follicular cancer.
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