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Insular carcinoma of thyroid presenting as cervical cord compression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

I. Ganly  and
J. Crowther
I. Ganly
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Victoria Infirmary, Langside Road, Glasgow and the CRC Beatson Laboratories, Glasgow, UK
J. Crowther
Affiliation:
CRC Beatson Laboratories, Glasgow, UK
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Abstract

Insular carcinoma of thyroid is a very rare subtype of thyroid carcinoma which is characterized by its advanced stage at presentation and aggressive clinical course. We describe a case of insular carcinoma of the thyroid presenting in an unusual fashion with cervical cord compression at initial presentation. Cord compression is shown to be due to spinal metastases from vascular spread of the tumour and this typifies the high metastatic potential of this tumour subtype.

Keywords

Thyroid NeoplasmsSpinal Cord CompressionNeck
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 10 , October 2000 , pp. 808 - 810
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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