Endocrine Surgeon, Thyroid Surgeonendocrine surgery and thyroid surgery information for patients and health professionals

How does Follicular Cancer of the Thyroid present?

Follicular cancer of the thyroid presents in two ways:

1) As a single lump in the thyroid:

This is the common mode of presentation.

2) As pain in a bone or a spontaneous fracture:

When follicular tumours spread by the blood stream they may present with bone pain; the bone is softened by secondary deposits and may fracture.

 
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