Christine S W Best, Wenhui Liu, Tao Huang, Kevin C Chung
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Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common thyroid cancer, and metastases can be seen in up to 10% of patients at initial presentation. Metastasis of tumors to the hand is rare. This report describes a patient with painful right thenar and hypothenar masses that were confirmed as metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma after narrow excision. Intraoperatively, the soft tissue masses did not invade the surrounding musculature or neurovascular bundles. There was improved hand pain and no neurovascular deficits postoperatively. Close monitoring with physical examination without additional radiation was recommended by the multidisciplinary endocrine oncology tumor board. This case highlighted the importance of maintaining suspicion for malignant metastasis in hand masses when there is a history of thyroid carcinoma.
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open is an open access, peer reviewed, international journal focusing on global plastic and reconstructive surgery.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open publishes on all areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including basic science/experimental studies pertinent to the field and also clinical articles on such topics as: breast reconstruction, head and neck surgery, pediatric and craniofacial surgery, hand and microsurgery, wound healing, and cosmetic and aesthetic surgery. Clinical studies, experimental articles, ideas and innovations, and techniques and case reports are all welcome article types. Manuscript submission is open to all surgeons, researchers, and other health care providers world-wide who wish to communicate their research results on topics related to plastic and reconstructive surgery. Furthermore, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open, a complimentary journal to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, provides an open access venue for the publication of those research studies sponsored by private and public funding agencies that require open access publication of study results. Its mission is to disseminate high quality, peer reviewed research in plastic and reconstructive surgery to the widest possible global audience, through an open access platform. As an open access journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open offers its content for free to any viewer. Authors of articles retain their copyright to the materials published. Additionally, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open provides rapid review and publication of accepted papers.
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