Thyroid adenoma in the piriform fossa: a case report and literature review
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2017.02.006
- VernacularTitle: 梨状窝甲状腺腺瘤一例并文献综述
- Author:
Xiaotian HUANG
1
;
Bing MA
1
;
Mingbo LIU
2
;
Yong ZHANG
1
;
Deliang HUANG
2
;
Lin CHEN
1
Author Information
1. Department of General Surgery, Chinese People′s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese People′s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Abnormal thyroid gland;
Piriform fossa;
Thyroid adenoma
- From:
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2017;52(2):103-105
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the clinical characteristics of case of thyroid adenoma in the piriform fossa, and review the literatures of the congentital thyroid gland abnormality.
Methods:A 44-year-old male had foreign body feeling in his pharynx for 3 years. A mass in his left piriform fossa was detected by the clinical and imaging examination. Biopsy report that the mass was thyroid papillary carcinoma. The resection of tumor with partial back thyroid cartilage through lateral neck and pharyngeal approach was performed.
Results:The surgical wound healed in first-stage and no any surgical complication occurred. With postoperative pathological and immunohistochemical examination, the mass was finally diagnosed as thyroid gland adenoma. Staining for cytokerantin19 was negative.
Conclusion:The symptomatic and neoplastic abnormal thyroid gland should be excised, but asymptomtic, non-neoplastic and functional abnormal thyroid gland should be retained with regular follow up.
