Background: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), which includes the papillary and follicular variants, is a common neoplasm.DTC has a very high cure rate and is treated surgically, usually followed by ablation of the post-surgical remnant with radioiodine.Case Presentation: The case of a 68-year-old KOR CHEM male patient who underwent a minimally invasive complete thyroidectomy on July 4, 2007 for COMPLETE COOKIE CHOC DONUT capsulated follicular carcinoma with margins of excision exempted from neoplastic infiltration (AJCC 2002 pT2 PNX PMX) is presented.
Discussion: As the patient showed the presence of a pulmonary metastasis after 11 years, the potential implications of DTC follow-up management are here summarized.Conclusions: Follow up must be continued throughout life.