Cystic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case of Undergoing Endoscopic Thyroid Lobectomy.
10.16956/kjes.2015.15.1.15
- Author:
Dong Hae CHUNG
1
;
Jae Yeon SEOK
;
Yoo Seung CHUNG
;
Eun Mee OH
;
Jung Won RYU
;
Young Don LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Medullary thyroid carcinoma;
Thyroid cyst;
Endoscopic thyroidectomy
- MeSH:
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroid Neoplasms*;
Thyroidectomy;
Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Journal of Endocrine Surgery
2015;15(1):15-19
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
On ultrasonography, medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) shows hypoechogenicity, an irregular margin, a predominantly solid composition, and microcalcifications, similar to those observed in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). MTC presenting as a cystic lesion is rare, and endoscopic thyroidectomy can be performed for benign thyroid masses and early stage PTC, however it is inappropriate for MTC regardless of cystic change. The authors report a case of cystic MTC found after endoscopic thyroid lobectomy and provide a review of the literature on this topic.
