Occult papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting with cervical neck lymph node metastasis
Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology
; (2): 132-134, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
A 74-year-old male patient was conducted total thyroidectomy with functional neck dissection and final pathologic report confirm occult thyroid carcinoma. Although the frequency of occult thyroid cancer (OTC) has decreased owing to developments in cervical ultrasonography and improved accuracy of histological tests, rare cases are still reported. Due to the decreased frequency of OTC, a benign cervical neck lymph node mass is sometimes diagnosed, which can result in delays to more accurate diagnoses and appropriate treatment. Therefore, we report our case.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Neck Dissection
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Thyroid Gland
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Thyroidectomy
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Thyroid Neoplasms
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Ultrasonography
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Diagnosis
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Lymph Nodes
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Neck
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article