Whispers in the Neck: Unmasking Cystic Metastases From Hidden Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Cureus
; 16(4): e57388, 2024 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-38694656
ABSTRACT
Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common thyroid malignancy and it frequently causes lymph node metastases. Approximately 50% of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma have cervical lymph node metastases at the time of their initial presentation. Here we report a case of a young female who presented with a benign-appearing cystic neck mass, which was revealed to be metastases from occult papillary thyroid carcinoma. Completion thyroidectomy and neck dissection were done after the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
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En
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Cureus
Year:
2024
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Article