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Metastatic Thyroid Gland Follicular Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1658182
•Concept ID:
C4744567
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A follicular carcinoma that arises from the thyroid gland and has metastasized to another anatomic site. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMetastatic Thyroid Gland Follicular Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Molecular diagnosis and targeted treatment of advanced follicular cell-derived thyroid cancer in the precision medicine era.
Capdevila J, Awada A, Führer-Sakel D, Leboulleux S, Pauwels P
Cancer Treat Rev 2022 May;106:102380. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2022.102380. PMID: 35305441
Pitfalls in Challenging Thyroid Tumors: Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis and Ancillary Biomarkers.
Cameselle-Teijeiro JM, Eloy C, Sobrinho-Simões M
Endocr Pathol 2020 Sep;31(3):197-217. Epub 2020 Jul 6 doi: 10.1007/s12022-020-09638-x. PMID: 32632840Free PMC Article
Thyroid Cancer: Risk-Stratified Management and Individualized Therapy.
Raue F, Frank-Raue K
Clin Cancer Res 2016 Oct 15;22(20):5012-5021. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-0484. PMID: 27742787

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Thyroid Cancer: A Review.
Boucai L, Zafereo M, Cabanillas ME
JAMA 2024 Feb 6;331(5):425-435. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.26348. PMID: 38319329
Risk Factors and Prognosis for Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Cancer.
Wu MH, Lee YY, Lu YL, Lin SF
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:791826. Epub 2022 Mar 1 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.791826. PMID: 35299967Free PMC Article
Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Thyroid Neoplasms.
Baloch ZW, Asa SL, Barletta JA, Ghossein RA, Juhlin CC, Jung CK, LiVolsi VA, Papotti MG, Sobrinho-Simões M, Tallini G, Mete O
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):27-63. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09707-3. PMID: 35288841
Follicular thyroid cancer.
Grebe SK, Hay ID
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 1995 Dec;24(4):761-801. PMID: 8608779
Follicular carcinoma.
Franssila KO, Ackerman LV, Brown CL, Hedinger CE
Semin Diagn Pathol 1985 May;2(2):101-22. PMID: 3843689

Diagnosis

Molecular diagnosis and targeted treatment of advanced follicular cell-derived thyroid cancer in the precision medicine era.
Capdevila J, Awada A, Führer-Sakel D, Leboulleux S, Pauwels P
Cancer Treat Rev 2022 May;106:102380. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2022.102380. PMID: 35305441
Risk Factors and Prognosis for Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Cancer.
Wu MH, Lee YY, Lu YL, Lin SF
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:791826. Epub 2022 Mar 1 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.791826. PMID: 35299967Free PMC Article
Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Thyroid Neoplasms.
Baloch ZW, Asa SL, Barletta JA, Ghossein RA, Juhlin CC, Jung CK, LiVolsi VA, Papotti MG, Sobrinho-Simões M, Tallini G, Mete O
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):27-63. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09707-3. PMID: 35288841
Follicular thyroid carcinoma.
Sobrinho-Simões M, Eloy C, Magalhães J, Lobo C, Amaro T
Mod Pathol 2011 Apr;24 Suppl 2:S10-8. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.133. PMID: 21455197
Follicular thyroid cancer.
Grebe SK, Hay ID
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 1995 Dec;24(4):761-801. PMID: 8608779

Therapy

Histological findings of thyroid cancer after lenvatinib therapy.
Okubo Y, Toda S, Sato S, Yoshioka E, Ono K, Hasegawa C, Washimi K, Yokose T, Miyagi Y, Iwasaki H, Hayashi H
Histopathology 2023 Oct;83(4):657-663. Epub 2023 Jul 28 doi: 10.1111/his.15013. PMID: 37501641
Molecular diagnosis and targeted treatment of advanced follicular cell-derived thyroid cancer in the precision medicine era.
Capdevila J, Awada A, Führer-Sakel D, Leboulleux S, Pauwels P
Cancer Treat Rev 2022 May;106:102380. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2022.102380. PMID: 35305441
TROP-2, 5hmC, and IDH1 Expression in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma.
Seok JY, Astvatsaturyan K, Peralta-Venturina M, Lai J, Fan X
Int J Surg Pathol 2021 Jun;29(4):368-377. Epub 2020 Dec 8 doi: 10.1177/1066896920978597. PMID: 33289434
Thyroid Cancer: Risk-Stratified Management and Individualized Therapy.
Raue F, Frank-Raue K
Clin Cancer Res 2016 Oct 15;22(20):5012-5021. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-0484. PMID: 27742787
Papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma.
Schlumberger MJ
N Engl J Med 1998 Jan 29;338(5):297-306. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199801293380506. PMID: 9445411

Prognosis

Risk Factors and Prognosis for Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Cancer.
Wu MH, Lee YY, Lu YL, Lin SF
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:791826. Epub 2022 Mar 1 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.791826. PMID: 35299967Free PMC Article
Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Thyroid Neoplasms.
Baloch ZW, Asa SL, Barletta JA, Ghossein RA, Juhlin CC, Jung CK, LiVolsi VA, Papotti MG, Sobrinho-Simões M, Tallini G, Mete O
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):27-63. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09707-3. PMID: 35288841
Unusual Thyroid Carcinoma Metastases: a Case Series and Literature Review.
Farina E, Monari F, Tallini G, Repaci A, Mazzarotto R, Giunchi F, Panzacchi R, Cammelli S, Padula GD, Deodato F, Pasquali R, Fanti S, Fiorentino M, Morganti AG
Endocr Pathol 2016 Mar;27(1):55-64. doi: 10.1007/s12022-015-9410-7. PMID: 26662609
Follicular thyroid carcinoma.
Sobrinho-Simões M, Eloy C, Magalhães J, Lobo C, Amaro T
Mod Pathol 2011 Apr;24 Suppl 2:S10-8. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.133. PMID: 21455197
Follicular thyroid cancer.
Grebe SK, Hay ID
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 1995 Dec;24(4):761-801. PMID: 8608779

Clinical prediction guides

Thyroid Cancer: A Review.
Boucai L, Zafereo M, Cabanillas ME
JAMA 2024 Feb 6;331(5):425-435. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.26348. PMID: 38319329
Histological findings of thyroid cancer after lenvatinib therapy.
Okubo Y, Toda S, Sato S, Yoshioka E, Ono K, Hasegawa C, Washimi K, Yokose T, Miyagi Y, Iwasaki H, Hayashi H
Histopathology 2023 Oct;83(4):657-663. Epub 2023 Jul 28 doi: 10.1111/his.15013. PMID: 37501641
TROP-2, 5hmC, and IDH1 Expression in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma.
Seok JY, Astvatsaturyan K, Peralta-Venturina M, Lai J, Fan X
Int J Surg Pathol 2021 Jun;29(4):368-377. Epub 2020 Dec 8 doi: 10.1177/1066896920978597. PMID: 33289434
Noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP): Diagnostic updates and molecular advances.
Chu YH, Sadow PM
Semin Diagn Pathol 2020 Sep;37(5):213-218. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2020.06.001. PMID: 32646613Free PMC Article
Follicular thyroid carcinoma.
Sobrinho-Simões M, Eloy C, Magalhães J, Lobo C, Amaro T
Mod Pathol 2011 Apr;24 Suppl 2:S10-8. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.133. PMID: 21455197

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence of Differentiated High-Grade Thyroid Carcinoma Among Well-Differentiated Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Poma AM, Macerola E, Ghossein RA, Tallini G, Basolo F
Thyroid 2024 Mar;34(3):314-323. doi: 10.1089/thy.2023.0350. PMID: 38115626Free PMC Article
Follicular thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the facial skeleton: a systematic review.
Varadarajan VV, Pace EK, Patel V, Sawhney R, Amdur RJ, Dziegielewski PT
BMC Cancer 2017 Mar 28;17(1):225. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3199-3. PMID: 28351395Free PMC Article

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