A Case of Ectopic Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma with Incidental Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
10.11106/ijt.2020.13.2.181
- Author:
Won Gue HAN
1
;
Kyoung Ho OH
;
Soon Young KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea
- Publication Type:CASE REPORTS
- From:International Journal of Thyroidology
2020;13(2):181-186
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Ectopic thyroid is known to be a very rare disease. Its prevalence is 1 in 100,000-300,000, and it is the most common form of thyroid dysgenesis. In addition, it is known that primary thyroid cancer arising from ectopic thyroid tissue is rare. A 41-year-old male patient with mass in the anterior of the neck was admitted to our department of Otolaryngology. A surgical excision of the neck mass was carried out and the histopathology revealed papillary thyroid carcinoma. Total thyroidectomy and bilateral central neck dissection were then performed after 3 months from previous operation. As a result of histopathologic examination after surgery, we incidentally identified papillary microcarcinoma in the right thyroid lobe. We report a case of ectopic thyroid papillary carcinoma with incidental papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with a literature review.
