Abstract
Multiple bone metastases from a differentiated thyroid cancer are usually incurable. We report the case of a young Omani woman who presented with 8 discrete skeletal lesions three years after a total thyroidectomy. Following four ablation doses of I-131 she has remained in clinical and biochemical remission for over five years. An extraordinary aspect of this case was the persistent refusal of her husband to use contraception either for himself or his wife. This resulted in her treatment being delayed for more than 6 years during which time the patient delivered and breastfed four additional healthy babies.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1166
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 10(1), 101-105
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
El-Shafie, O. T., Hussein, S., Bererhi, A., Haddia, & Woodhouse, N. J. (2025). Multiple Bone Metastases in a Patient with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC): Complete resolution following thyroidectomy and four ablation doses of I-131. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 10(1), 101-105. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1166
MLA 9
El-Shafie, Omayma T., et al. "Multiple Bone Metastases in a Patient with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC): Complete resolution following thyroidectomy and four ablation doses of I-131." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, 2025, pp. 101-105. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1166.
Chicago (author–date)
El-Shafie, Omayma T., Samir Hussein, Aisha Bererhi, Haddia, and Nicholas JY Woodhouse. 2025. "Multiple Bone Metastases in a Patient with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC): Complete resolution following thyroidectomy and four ablation doses of I-131." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 10 (1): 101-105. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1166.
Harvard
El-Shafie, O. T., Hussein, S., Bererhi, A., Haddia and Woodhouse, N. J. (2025) 'Multiple Bone Metastases in a Patient with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC): Complete resolution following thyroidectomy and four ablation doses of I-131', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 10(1), pp. 101-105. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1166.
Vancouver
El-Shafie OT, Hussein S, Bererhi A, Haddia, Woodhouse NJ. Multiple Bone Metastases in a Patient with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC): Complete resolution following thyroidectomy and four ablation doses of I-131. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;10(1):101-105. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1166
IEEE
O. T. El-Shafie, S. Hussein, A. Bererhi, Haddia, and N. J. Woodhouse, "Multiple Bone Metastases in a Patient with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC): Complete resolution following thyroidectomy and four ablation doses of I-131," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 101-105, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1166.