A Case of Papillary Thyroid Cancer Recurring as an Esophageal Submucosal Tumor

A 75-year-old woman who underwent a total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer 7 years previously presented with a palpable neck mass. Computed tomography (CT) showed two metastatic masses on the thyroid bed and another mass that looked benign originating from the esophageal wall. Endoscopic u...

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Autores principales: Seoung, Hyeog Gyu, Kim, Ji Hye, Choi, Jeong Cheon, Kim, Sang Mi, Kim, Sang Soo, Kim, Bo Hyun, Kim, In Ju, Song, Geun Am, Kim, Gwang Ha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chonnam National University Medical School 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22570818
http://dx.doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2012.48.1.60
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Sumario:A 75-year-old woman who underwent a total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer 7 years previously presented with a palpable neck mass. Computed tomography (CT) showed two metastatic masses on the thyroid bed and another mass that looked benign originating from the esophageal wall. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) showed a hypoechoic mass in the esophageal wall that looked similar to a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The mass on the esophagus had intense fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), which suggested the possibility of malignancy. Subsequently, after surgery, the mass in the esophagus was confirmed as a metastasis from the thyroid papillary carcinoma. Here we report this unusual case of papillary thyroid cancer that recurred as an esophageal submucosal tumor.

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