Occult papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting with cervical neck lymph node metastasis

Author: Sunwook HAN ¹ ; Sunghoon HONG ; Jongeun LEE ; Sungyong KIM ; Moo Jun BAEK
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1. Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. ssurge@schmc.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Occult; Cervical lymphnode; Thyroid; Papillary thyroid cancer
MeSH: Aged; Diagnosis; Humans; Lymph Nodes; Male; Neck Dissection; Neck; Neoplasm Metastasis; Thyroid Gland; Thyroid Neoplasms; Thyroidectomy; Ultrasonography
From: Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology 2019;15(2):132-134
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: A 74-year-old male patient was conducted total thyroidectomy with functional neck dissection and final pathologic report confirm occult thyroid carcinoma. Although the frequency of occult thyroid cancer (OTC) has decreased owing to developments in cervical ultrasonography and improved accuracy of histological tests, rare cases are still reported. Due to the decreased frequency of OTC, a benign cervical neck lymph node mass is sometimes diagnosed, which can result in delays to more accurate diagnoses and appropriate treatment. Therefore, we report our case.