Complete resorption of the humerus in metastatic thyroid carcinoma: a case report
Xiajie Huang,
Yeping Chen,
Daofu Zeng
et al.
Abstract:Background
Thyroid carcinoma is the most common endocrinological malignancy, but its spread to bone is rare. Particularly, bone metastases leading to complete resorption of the humerus are extremely uncommon. We aimed to explore factors affecting treatment decision in humeral metastasis by presenting a case and analyze the possible treatments via conducting a literature review.
Case presentation
We described a case of a 68-year-old woman experienci… Show more
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