Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Lung Metastasis Arising from Dyshormonogenetic Goiter: A Case Report
Prior radiation exposure is the best known risk factor for thyroid cancers, and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) may arise from dyshormonogenetic goiter. A 17-year-old female patient was admitted to the department of chest diseases with respiratory symptoms. The patient had undergone a thyroid surg...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wiley
2013-01-01
|
Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/813167 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Summary: | Prior radiation exposure is the best known risk factor for thyroid cancers, and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) may arise from dyshormonogenetic goiter. A 17-year-old female patient was admitted to the department of chest diseases with respiratory symptoms. The patient had undergone a thyroid surgery for goiter at the age of 9. A bilateral nodular opacity was detected by radiological examination. The histopathologic examination of the specimen obtained from computed tomography guided trucut biopsy was diagnosed as PTC. We present a very rare case of PTC with lung metastasis that had undergone subtotal thyroidectomy due to dyshormonogenetic goiter eight years ago. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 1687-9627 1687-9635 |