Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Papilar thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common thyroid neoplasia. It usually has a good prognose, being lymph node spread common. Distant metastasis are present in 9–10% of cases, worsening prognose. Cerebral metastasis are extremely rare, representing 1% of all metastasic PTC.Case report: A 68-year-old man was sent to the Endocrinology Unit for follow-up of a PTC that had been operated (total thyroidectomy) 2 months before. After ...