Anaesthetic Management of Total Thyroidectomy in a Patient with Spinal Cord Compression due to Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
By: A. Siriwardane and N. Wijesuriya
Abstract
Vascular invasion is characteristic for follicular carcinoma of the thyroid and distant metastasis is common. Spinal cord compression due to metastases of differentiated thyroid carcinoma as the initial presentation is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of asymptomatic metastatic thyroid cancer which presented with spinal cord compression. This patient with metastasized follicular carcinoma of the thyroid to the spinal cord and narrowing of the airway posed many challenges to the anesthetist.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v30i2.8871 | Journal eISSN: 2279-1965
Language: English
Page range: 132 - 134
Published on: Oct 5, 2022
Published by: College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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