A Case of Locally Invasive Thyroid Papillary Cancer Diagnosed by Esophagoscopy.
- Author:
Hyo Seung KANG
1
;
Sang Hyun PARK
;
Dae Jin KIM
;
Tae Sik WON
;
Sang Jin CHO
;
Tae Ung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon Christian Hospital, Incheon, Korea. Kingmed67@empal.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thyroid papillary cancer;
Local invasion
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma, Papillary;
Biopsy;
Carcinoma, Papillary;
Esophagoscopy;
Humans;
Neck;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2009;38(6):339-342
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papillary carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the thyroid gland, and it only infrequently invades the upper aerodigestive tract. When such invasion does occur, it is a source of significant morbidity as well as mortality. Although most thyroid tumors first clinically manifest as a neck mass, there have been few reports of patients whose initial compliant was a disturbance of the aerodigestive tract. The patient in our present study had no significant past medical history, and esophagoscopy and biopsy revealed papillary adenocarcinoma. We report here on a case of thyroid papillary carcinoma that was diagnosed by esophagoscopic biopsy.
