A Case of Cystic Lymph Node Metastasis from Thyroid Papillary Microcarcinoma.
- Author:
Inn Chul NAM
1
;
Dong Hee LEE
;
Beom Cho JUN
;
Kwang Jae CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. entckj@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thyroid papillary microcarcinoma;
Cystic metastasis
- MeSH:
Bone Cysts;
Carcinoma, Papillary;
Lymph Nodes;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroid Neoplasms
- From:Journal of Korean Thyroid Association
2011;4(1):63-68
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papillary carcinoma is the most common type of thyroid cancer, usually presenting as a thyroid mass. Presentation in cervical nodes alone, with no clinical suspicion of thyroid tumor, also occurs. Lymph node metastasis from papillary carcinoma of the thyroid may undergo cystic transformation. This occurrence is seldom encountered in clinical practice and in cases of microcarcinomas the diagnosis may be difficult, resulting in a delay of the correct diagnosis and of therapy for the primary tumor. We present a rare case of solitary cystic lymph node metastasis of papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid.
