A Case of Occult Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid, Invaded Trachea and Esophagus
| Autor: | Sang Young Kim, Dong Ho Han, Hyung Tae Oh, Deok Su Lee, Byung Yi Ahn, Deok Su Cho, Kwi Wan Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Bronchoscopy with Biopsy business.industry Thyroid Mediastinum medicine.disease Dysphagia Occult digestive system diseases Thyroid carcinoma Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Papillary adenocarcinoma medicine Esophagus medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. 44:1125 |
| ISSN: | 0378-0066 |
| DOI: | 10.4046/trd.1997.44.5.1125 |
| Popis: | Occult papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid is known to be indolent, slow metastatic, and has a good prognosis. Occult thyroid carcinoma presenting as a blood-borne metastasis without obvious cervical lymph node involvement is extremely rare. A 65-year-old male patient was visited for hoarseness, dysphagia, and shortness of breath. Bronchoscopy with biopsy revealed a papillary carcinoma of thyroid by immunohistochemical staining. Head & neck CT revealed that involving both the upper esophagus and the posterior tracheal wall, extending into the mediastinum along the upper thoracic spine at . We have experienced a rare case of occult papillary carcinoma which invaded the trachea, esophagus and fascia of thoracic spine. Treatment was initiated with radioactive iodine and external bean therapy. |
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