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May 29, 2026Journal of Surgical Case ReportsOpen Access

Liver metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma successfully treated with hepatectomy and tyrosine kinase inhibitor: a case report

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HHHian Ee HengTCTak Kuan ChowKNKhoon Leong Ng

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Overview

Case report reveals positive outcomes for liver metastasis in a patient with differentiated thyroid cancer, suggesting a treatment combination’s effectiveness.

Key Points

  • This report aims to discuss treatment options for liver metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma.
  • Total thyroidectomy followed by radioactive iodine therapy
  • Elective left hemi-hepatectomy for confirmed liver metastasis
  • Initiation of lenvatinib therapy post-surgery
  • Three years after surgery, no recurrence was observed on FDG-PET imaging.
  • Serum thyroglobulin levels declined post-operatively.
  • The combination of surgery and lenvatinib improved the patient's outcome.

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Heng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192f1bfab5b468c4418727https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjag387
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