TY - JOUR AU - Anwar, Mostafa Mahfuzul AU - Rahman, Md Zillur PY - 2013/05/03 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Discharging ear and facial palsy: Clinical presentation of metastatic follicular carcinoma of thyroid in temporal bone- a case report JF - Bangladesh Journal of Otorhinolaryngology JA - Bangladesh J of Otorhinolaryngology VL - 19 IS - 1 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.3329/bjo.v19i1.10738 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJO/article/view/10738 SP - 65-68 AB - <p>Follicular carcinoma of thyroid spreads more through haematogenous route rather than lymphatic route. Distant metastasis usually occurs to lung and bones. In the skull, metastasis usually occurs in occipital bone. Metastasis to temporal bone is a rare event. A 45 years female patient presents with discharging ear and facial palsy which was proved to be a metastatic follicular carcinoma in temporal bone. Total thyroidectomy and excision of secondary in temporal bone were done. After surgery she had radio iodine ablation. She was well when last followed up 6 months after surgery.</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v19i1.10738">http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v19i1.10738</a></p> <p>Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 19(1): 65-68</p> ER -