Metastatic subcutaneous implantation of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer is very rare. We present a 62-year-old woman with a history of follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer, who developed multiple asymptomatic subcutaneous nodules, after 5 years of initial thyroidectomy. Eventually, the subcutaneous nodules were diagnosed as tumor recurrence and completely excised. She has reportedly lived for more than 1 year, without signs of disease progression or recurrence. This case emphasizes the need for surgeons to take into account the tumor-free concept during the operation, and to a great extent prevent the occurrence of implantation recurrence.
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Dong, X., Lv, S., Zhang, X., & Li, Q. (2020). Subcutaneous Recurrences of Thyroid Cancer After Conventional Transcervical Thyroidectomy: A Case Report. Frontiers in Surgery, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2020.586106
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