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Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Ectopic Malignancy versus Metastatic Disease
Joint Authors
Agosto-Vargas, Yanery’s
Gutiérrez, Madeleine
Palermo, Coromoto
Vélez-Maymi, Sharon
Hernández-Vázquez, Luis
Miranda-Rodríguez, Samayra
González-Bossolo, Alex
Solá-Sánchez, Ernesto
Hernández-Negrón, Marianne
Mangual García, Michelle M.
Martínez, José Hernán
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-06-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Papillary thyroid carcinoma frequently metastasizes to regional lymph nodes.
However, cervical lymph node metastasis as a sole manifestation of occult papillary thyroid carcinoma is rarely observed.
Ectopic thyroid is an uncommon condition defined as the presence of thyroid tissue at a site other than pretracheal area.
Approximately 1–3% of all ectopic thyroid tissue is located in the lateral neck.
This entity may represent the only functional thyroid tissue in the body.
Malignant transformation of ectopic thyroid is uncommon; but even rarer is the development of papillary carcinoma on it.
We present a case of a 33-year-old man with an incidental lateral neck mass diagnosed after a motor vehicle accident.
Total thyroidectomy and lymph node resection were completed without evidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Malignant transformation of heterotopic thyroid tissue was the final diagnosis.
The possibility of an ectopic thyroid cancer should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a pathological mass in the neck.
The uniqueness of this case strives in the rarity that the thyroid gland was free of malignancy, despite ectopic tissue being positive for thyroid carcinoma.
Management strategies, including performance of total thyroidectomy, neck dissection, and treatment with radioiodine, should be based on individualized risk assessment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Agosto-Vargas, Yanery’s& Gutiérrez, Madeleine& Martínez, José Hernán& Mangual García, Michelle M.& Palermo, Coromoto& Vélez-Maymi, Sharon…[et al.]. 2017. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Ectopic Malignancy versus Metastatic Disease. Case Reports in Endocrinology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145178
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Agosto-Vargas, Yanery’s…[et al.]. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Ectopic Malignancy versus Metastatic Disease. Case Reports in Endocrinology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145178
American Medical Association (AMA)
Agosto-Vargas, Yanery’s& Gutiérrez, Madeleine& Martínez, José Hernán& Mangual García, Michelle M.& Palermo, Coromoto& Vélez-Maymi, Sharon…[et al.]. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Ectopic Malignancy versus Metastatic Disease. Case Reports in Endocrinology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145178
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145178