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Abstract：
Follicular thyroid cancer is the second-most common type of thyroid cancer after papillary thyroid cancer. Metastases to the mandible and maxillofacial region are rare. Our study presents a 55-year-old patient who underwent total thyroidectomy for follicular thyroid cancer and subsequent radioactive iodine therapy. Sixteen years after diagnosis, elevated thyroglobulin levels suggested disease recurrence. Using advanced imaging techniques - Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan, bone scintigraphy, and posttreatment I-131 scan-an unexpected metastatic site was identified: the left mandibular condyle. A biopsy confirmed the presence of metastatic follicular thyroid cancer.
摘要：
滤泡性甲状腺癌是仅次于乳头状甲状腺癌的第二常见甲状腺癌。下颌骨和颌面部的转移很少见。我们的研究介绍了一名55岁的患者，该患者因滤泡性甲状腺癌接受了全甲状腺切除术，随后接受了放射性碘治疗。诊断16年后，甲状腺球蛋白水平升高提示疾病复发.使用先进的成像技术-氟-18氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描，骨闪烁显像，治疗后I-131扫描-发现了一个意外的转移部位：左下颌髁突。活检证实存在转移性滤泡性甲状腺癌。
