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Pancreatic metastasis arising from a BRAF(V600E)-positive papillary thyroid cancer: the role of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy and response to sorafenib therapy.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 May 2012
Alzahrani Ali S, AlQaraawi Abdullah, Al Sohaibani Fahad, Almanea Hadeel, Abalkhail Halah
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lungs and bones are the most common sites for distant metastases from papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Metastases to the pancreas are extremely rare. Here we present a man with pancreatic metastases from PTC, report our experience with sorafenib therapy, and discuss the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biopsy in its diagnosis. PATIENT FINDINGS: A 56-year-old man underwent total thyroidectomy,...
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