Metastatic involvement of the spleen in differentiated carcinoma of thyroid

摘要

Splenic metastasis in differentiated thyroid carcinoma is rare occurrence. We describe an unusual case of diffuse metastatic splenic involvement with normal hematological indices in differentiated thyroid carcinoma demonstrated by post-therapy whole body radioiodine scan.Keywords: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma, fine needle aspiration cytology, splenic metastasis, 131-I whole body scan