Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in a thyroid pyramidal lobe.

Author: Tae Kwun HA ¹ ; Dong Wook KIM ; Ha Kyoung PARK ; Soo Jin JUNG
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1. Department of General Surgery, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Thyroid nodule; Pyramidal lobe; Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma; Ultrasonography
MeSH: Biopsy, Fine-Needle; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Thyroid Gland*; Thyroid Nodule; Thyroidectomy; Ultrasonography
From: Ultrasonography 2014;33(4):303-306
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: We report an extremely rare case of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) in the thyroid Epub ahead of print pyramidal lobe (TPL). A 48-year-old woman underwent ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for a small thyroid nodule in the right lobe in local clinic, and it revealed a malignant cytology. On preoperative ultrasonography for tumor staging in our hospital, another small suspiciously malignant hypoechoic nodule was detected in the left TPL. Total thyroidectomy and central nodal dissection were performed. Histopathology confirmed PTMCs in the left TPL and both thyroid lobes. Ultrasonography for TPL should be required for complete evaluation of possible multifocality of thyroid malignancy.