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Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Metastasizing to the Sphenoid-Ethmoid Sinuses and Skull Base

1996; Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.; Volume: 6; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1089/thy.1996.6.59

1557-9077

Jeremy L. Freeman, Andrea S. Gershon, PER-GUNNAR LIAVAAG, Paul G. Walfish,

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Metastatic papillary carcinoma to the sinuses and skull base is a rare occurrence. A case report of aggressive papillary carcinoma is reported. The tumor contained areas of insular and anaplastic degeneration with strong positive staining for p53 oncogene. Management included primary surgery, administration of radioactive iodine, and external beam radiation.