A Case of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Presenting as a Contralateral Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis / 대한내분비학회지
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
; : 507-512, 2005.
Article
en Ko
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ABSTRACT
Papillary carcinomas account for 85~90% of all thyroid cancers, with the tumor size considered an important prognostic factor. As the use of high-resolution ultrasonography and fine needle aspiration biopsy have increased, the diagnosis of papillary microcarcinomas of the thyroid gland; defined by the World Health Organization as being less than 1 cm in diameter, has increased. They are generally associated with an excellent prognosis, with distant metastasis being extremely rare. They usually remain clinically silent until their incidental histological diagnosis by autopsy or surgical material. The incidence discovered at autopsy varies between 3 and 36%. Cervical lymph node metastases from papillary microcarcinomas have often been discovered, which may be the first and sole manifestation of the disease, without clinical suspicion of a thyroid tumor. Herein, the case of a papillary thyroid microcarcinoma, diagnosed after a total thyroidectomy due to its first presentation as a contralateral cervical lymph node metastasis, without evidence of a clinical thyroid tumor, is described.
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Asunto principal:
Pronóstico
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Autopsia
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Glándula Tiroides
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Tiroidectomía
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Organización Mundial de la Salud
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Biopsia
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Carcinoma Papilar
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Incidencia
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Ultrasonografía
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Biopsia con Aguja Fina
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
Año:
2005
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Article