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ea0063p742 | Thyroid 2 | ECE2019

An unusual case of skull metastasis of thyroid carcinoma in an adolescent

Brakni Lila , Haddadi Youcef , Tibbouk Samir , Ouldkablia Samia , Nebbal MD

Introduction: Thyroid carcinoma accounts for 1% of all thyroid tumours. Bone metastasis occurs in 10 to 40%, with skullmetastasis accounting for 2.5 to 5.8% of bone metastases. The largest series of skull metastasis from thyroid carcinoma described a frequency of only 2.5% among 473 patients. The majority of skull metastasis from thyroid cancers is of the follicular subtype. She can occur at any age, the youngest patient was just 18 years old but most patients are between 60 a...