Co-existence of Papillary Thyroid Cancer with Tuberculosis Involving the Thyroid and Ipsilateral Paratracheal Lymph Node: A Case Report.
10.11106/jkta.2013.6.2.131
- Author:
Dae Jin SAH
1
;
Jeon Ha CHOI
;
Yoon Jung KIM
;
Seung Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VHS Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. entzzang1020@daum.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Papillary carcinoma;
Thyroid;
Tuberculosis;
Lymph node
- MeSH:
Carcinoma;
Carcinoma, Papillary;
Female;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes*;
Lymphadenitis;
Middle Aged;
Neck Dissection;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroid Neoplasms*;
Thyroid Nodule;
Tuberculosis*;
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
- From:Journal of Korean Thyroid Association
2013;6(2):131-134
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
There are relatively rare cases concerning about concurrent papillary thyroid cancer and thyroid tuberculosis with cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis in English literature so far. Cervical lymphadenitis (scrofula) is a common manifestation of extra-pulmonary invasion of the tuberculosis. A cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis could be confused with metastatic lymph node from the thyroid cancer. A 49-year-old woman with multiple right thyroid nodules of Bethesda category VI referred our department for surgery. We performed the right thyroid lobectomy with anterior compartment neck dissection. The histopathology revealed concurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma and thyroid tuberculosis with cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis. We report a unique case of concurrent papillary thyroid cancer and tuberculosis involving the thyroid gland and ipsilateral paratracheal lymph node with literature review. To our best knowledge, such case has not been reported earlier.
