A Rare Case of Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Bilateral Thyroid Cysts
Joint Authors
Chowdhury, Anupama Roy
Ch’ng, Jack Kian
Tan, Choon Chieh
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) can present as a thyroid cyst.
In its more aggressive form, PTC may be multifocal in nature and is associated with a poorer prognosis.
In patients whom PTC is diagnosed incidentally after a diagnostic lobectomy, the decision whether to offer completion thyroidectomy is sometimes challenging to make if such patients fall in the ‘low-to-intermediate’ risk category.
We present a case of a 55-year-old lady who had a predominantly cystic left thyroid nodule with no suspicious features on ultrasound as well as 2 subcentimetre simple right-sided cysts.
She subsequently underwent left hemithyroidectomy, and this reported a T2 PTC in the thyroid cyst.
This was followed by completion thyroidectomy which yielded the surprising finding of PTC in the two tiny right sided cysts.
This case highlights the need for vigilance in managing patients with thyroid cysts even though thyroid ultrasound scan did not reveal any overt suspicious features.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chowdhury, Anupama Roy& Ch’ng, Jack Kian& Tan, Choon Chieh. 2018. A Rare Case of Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Bilateral Thyroid Cysts. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144783
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chowdhury, Anupama Roy…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Bilateral Thyroid Cysts. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chowdhury, Anupama Roy& Ch’ng, Jack Kian& Tan, Choon Chieh. A Rare Case of Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Bilateral Thyroid Cysts. Case Reports in Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144783
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144783