A Poor Prognostic Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Thyroid : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Aishima, Shinichi
Okido, Masayuki
Shindo, Koji
Ohshima, Akira
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the thyroid is very rare and low-grade indolent neoplasm.
In past reports of the thyroid MEC, only seven cases were described as poor prognosis.
A 91-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing mass of the left upper neck.
She was followed thyroid papillary carcinoma (PC) without operation for two years.
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) showed undifferentiated cells.
Total thyroidectomy and bilateral neck dissection were performed.
In pathological findings, the tumor had two areas of MEC and PC.
The boundary of them was mixed.
She died of multiple lung metastases only after four months from the operation.
We report a rare case of thyroid MEC which had an aggressive behavior and poor prognosis.
This case is a precious in that thyroid MEC occurred during observation of PC and suggests a possibility of the transformation from PC to MEC.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shindo, Koji& Aishima, Shinichi& Okido, Masayuki& Ohshima, Akira. 2012. A Poor Prognostic Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Thyroid : A Case Report. Case Reports in Endocrinology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shindo, Koji…[et al.]. A Poor Prognostic Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Thyroid : A Case Report. Case Reports in Endocrinology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shindo, Koji& Aishima, Shinichi& Okido, Masayuki& Ohshima, Akira. A Poor Prognostic Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Thyroid : A Case Report. Case Reports in Endocrinology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504290
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504290