학술논문
An Unusual Mixed Thyroid Carcinoma: A Surgical and Pathological Rarity.
Document Type
Report
Author
Selvaraj K; General Surgery, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.; Shankar A; General Surgery, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.; Johnson T; Pathology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.; M P; Pathology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Source
Publisher: Cureus, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101596737 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2168-8184 (Print) Linking ISSN: 21688184 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cureus Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2168-8184
Abstract
The incidence of mixed thyroid carcinoma of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (PDTC) and papillary carcinoma thyroid is very unusual. PDTC exhibits a high degree of dedifferentiation and histopathological confirmation is done based on Turin's criteria. This type of carcinoma has a poor prognosis and the survival rates at five and ten years post-diagnosis are significantly lower compared to well-differentiated thyroid carcinomas. Surgery is the best mode of treatment at present. This is a case of a 71-year-old female who underwent total thyroidectomy with modified radical neck dissection which yielded a histopathological variant comprising PDTC and papillary thyroid carcinoma. The patient was followed up with a serial thyroglobulin antibody test and ultrasound of the neck at six months and one year, and both were found to be normal.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright © 2024, Selvaraj et al.)
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright © 2024, Selvaraj et al.)