A Case of Synchronous Squamous Cell and Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland.
- Author:
Young Hoon JOO
1
;
Jung Hyun KIM
;
Dong Il SUN
;
Min Sik KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. entkms@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thyroid neoplasms;
Squamous cell carcinoma;
Papillary carcinoma;
Multiple primary neoplasms
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carcinoma, Papillary;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Epithelial Cells;
Humans;
Male;
Neck Dissection;
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary;
Pneumonia;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroid Neoplasms;
Thyroidectomy
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2008;51(11):1065-1067
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The simultaneous occurrence of two distinct neoplasms derived from different cells of origin is sometimes recognized. In the thyroid gland, two such distinct tumors could consist of a concurrent squamous cell carcinoma and well-differentiated carcinoma showing follicular epithelial cell differentiation. Because the squamous cell carcinoma is characterized by rapidly progressive clinical course in spite of its differentiated morphologic feature, the tumor should be treated more vigorously at its initial stage. We report a rare, interesting case of concurrent squamous cell and papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland. A 69-year-old male underwent a total thyroidectomy, central neck dissection and bilaterally modified radical neck dissection, which was diagnosed as papillary carcinoma by ultrasonography-guided aspiration cytology. The pathological report of the surgical specimen of the thyroid gland revealed synchronous squamous cell carcinoma and papillary carcinoma. He received local radiotherapy but died of pneumonia eight months after surgery.
