Neglected cases of papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma. Occurrence of subcutaneous scalp metastases
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European Journal of Surgical OncologyVolume
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Three cases, two of follicular and one of papillary thyroid carcinoma are reported. All three patients presented with subcutaneous cystic scalp metastases; they had a long-standing history of thyroid cancer, although two had never sought medical attention. We discuss this unusual clinical manifestation in patients with untreated well differentiated thyroid carcinoma
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