Long-term survival of patients with intracranial metastases from thyroid cancer presenting with seizures: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thyroid cancer has low incidence and mortality. While metastatic cancer is the most common type of intracranial cancer, patients with intracranial metastases from thyroid cancer very rarely present with seizures. Here, we describe a case study and review the neurological symptoms and histopathology of intracranial metastases from thyroid cancer.

Case description

A 38-year-old woman was diagnosed with intracranial metastases from papillary thyroid cancer, with the chief symptom being generalized seizures. The bilateral frontal masses were completely resected in 2 operations, after which the patient was treated with whole-brain radiotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). It has now been over 13 years since thyroid cancer resection and 51 months since she was

SUBMITTER: Meng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10007890 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature