Follicular thyroid cancer with sternal metastasis - challenges and outcomes.

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Follicular thyroid cancer with sternal metastasis - challenges and outcomes.

Med J Malaysia. 2017 Feb;72(1):80-82

Authors: Syazni MA, Gendeh HS, Kosai NR, Ramzisham AR, Gendeh BS, Basiron NH, Imran FH

Abstract
Sternal metastasis from differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is rare and presents a conundrum for surgeons. We present a lady diagnosed with follicular thyroid carcinoma and sternal metastasis who underwent thyroidectomy, sternectomy and sternoplasty with titanium mesh and acrylic plate. She developed a surgical site infection, of which multiple conservative approaches were attempted. She eventually required removal of the implant. Closure of sternal defect was completed with bilateral pectoralis major advancement flaps. This article highlights a series of complications faced during the course of treatment and how they were managed in a tertiary healthcare centre.

PMID: 28255152 [PubMed - in process]

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