Anaplastic transformation of thyroid cancer in mesentery metastases presenting as intestinal perforation: a case report

Anaplastic transformation of thyroid cancer in mesentery metastases presenting as intestinal perforation: a case report

Abstract Background Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is a highly aggressive form of thyroid cancer associated with a very poor prognosis. Anaplastic transformation most commonly occurs in the thyroid itself or within regional lymph nodes. Here we report the case of a patient with papillary thyroid cance...

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Main Authors: Kiyotaka Hosoda, Kei Kusama, Naoe Yanagisawa, Taiichi Machida, Akihito Nishio, Shinji Nakata, Ichiro Ito, Masahide Watanabe, Harutsugu Sodeyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Anaplastic transformation
Peritoneal metastasis
Thyroid cancer
Intestinal perforation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00959-x

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