Table 1.
Metastasis of the thyroid carcinomas to the paranasal sinuses.
| Author | Year | Age/sex | Pathology type | Metastatic regions | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrs et al. [3] | 1979 | 54 F | Follicular | SS | |
| Cinberg et al. [4] | 1980 | 80 F | Follicular | MS | |
| Chang et al. [5] | 1983 | 5 F | Follicular | Papillary, SS, ES, pituitary fossa | |
| Renner et al. [6] | 1984 | 61 F | Follicular | SS | |
| Yamasoba et al. [7] | 1994 | 34 F | Follicular | MS, SS, ES, nasal cavity | |
| Cumberworth et al. [8] | 1994 | 62 F | Follicular | MS, SS, ES | |
| Freeman et al. [9] | 1996 | 50 M | Papillary, MS, SS, ES, middle cranial fossa | ||
| Altman et al. [10] | 1997 | 81 M | Follicular | SS, ES, clivus | |
| Argibay [11] | 2005 | 53 F | Papillary, SS, ES | ||
| Nishijima et al. [12] | 2010 | 81 F | Follicular | SS, ES | |
| Krishnamurthy et al. [13] | 2010 | 31 F | Follicular | MS | RI, rad |
| Krishnamurthy and Ramshankar [14] | 2013 | 55 F | Follicular | MS, SS, ES | RI, rad |
| Madan et al. [15] | 2013 | 45 M | Papillary, SS, ES, upper pharynx | RI, rad | |
| Pourseirafi et al. [16] | 2014 | 68 F | Follicular | SS, ES, clivus, orbita | RI |
| This case | 2018 | 76 F | Papillary, MS | ESS |
MS, maxillary sinus; ES, ethmoid sinus; SS, sphenoid sinus; RI, radioiodine therapy; rad, radiation therapy.