A Case of Papillary Thyroid Cancer Recurring as an Esophageal Submucosal Tumor
- Author:
Hyeog Gyu SEOUNG
1
;
Ji Hye KIM
;
Jeong Cheon CHOI
;
Sang Mi KIM
;
Sang Soo KIM
;
Bo Hyun KIM
;
In Ju KIM
;
Geun Am SONG
;
Gwang Ha KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Esophagus; Papillary thyroid cancer
- MeSH: Aged; Carcinoma, Papillary; Electrons; Endosonography; Esophagus; Female; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors; Humans; Neck; Neoplasm Metastasis; Thyroid Gland; Thyroid Neoplasms; Thyroidectomy
- From:Chonnam Medical Journal 2012;48(1):60-64
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A 75-year-old woman who underwent a total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer 7 years previously presented with a palpable neck mass. Computed tomography (CT) showed two metastatic masses on the thyroid bed and another mass that looked benign originating from the esophageal wall. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) showed a hypoechoic mass in the esophageal wall that looked similar to a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The mass on the esophagus had intense fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), which suggested the possibility of malignancy. Subsequently, after surgery, the mass in the esophagus was confirmed as a metastasis from the thyroid papillary carcinoma. Here we report this unusual case of papillary thyroid cancer that recurred as an esophageal submucosal tumor.
