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Complete Resorption of the Humerus in Metastatic Thyroid Carcinoma: a Case Report by Huang, Xiajie (author);Chen, Yeping (author);Zeng, Daofu (author);Liang, Rongyuan (author);Liao, Zhidong (author);Wei, Guizheng (author);Hao, Wenjun (author);Lu, William (author);Chen, Yan (author) is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## 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 experiencing chronic pain in her right upper arm for six years. Clinical, radiological, and pathological evaluations confirmed humeral metastasis from thyroid carcinoma. Surgical treatments like tumor removal or limb amputation were suggested for prolonging life and pain relief, but the patient refused them and pursued conservative managements such as herbal medicine, radioactive iodine (^131^I) therapy, and Levothyroxine Sodium(L-T4). The humeral destruction aggravated gradually, ultimately leading to complete resorption of her right humerus. The patient could not move her right shoulder, but her forearm motion was almost normal; thus, she could complete most of her daily living activities independently. Surgical treatments such as limb ampu

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Author
Huang, Xiajie (author);Chen, Yeping (author);Zeng, Daofu (author);Liang, Rongyuan (author);Liao, Zhidong (author);Wei, Guizheng (author);Hao, Wenjun (author);Lu, William (author);Chen, Yan (author)
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2024
Language
EN
Field
Medicine (Health Sciences)

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