Abstract
Papillary thyroid carcinoma usually spreads through lymphatic route, presents as regional lymphadenopathy similar to extra-pulmonary tuberculosis of the cervical regions. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman with synchronous coexistence of tuberculosis and metastatic carcinoma in dissected lymph nodes. Total thyroidectomy is the standard care of treatment with additional neck dissection in clinically positive neck nodes. In the endemic areas and previous history of tuberculosis contact, the possibility of synchronous co-occurrence of these two pathologies should be considered thus anti-tuberculous treatment can be initiated concurrently.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 154-156 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Gazi Medical Journal |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
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Keywords
- Cervical lymphadenopathy
- Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
- Metastatic carcinoma
- Papillary thyroid carcinoma
- Tuberculosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Metastatic papillary thyroid cancer in tuberculous lymphadenopathy : An unfortunate dual pathology. / Azizan, Nornazirah; Hayati, Firdaus; Abdul Rashid, Nor Faezan; Abdullah Suhaimi, Shahrun Niza.
In: Gazi Medical Journal, Vol. 29, No. 2, 01.01.2018, p. 154-156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Metastatic papillary thyroid cancer in tuberculous lymphadenopathy
T2 - An unfortunate dual pathology
AU - Azizan, Nornazirah
AU - Hayati, Firdaus
AU - Abdul Rashid, Nor Faezan
AU - Abdullah Suhaimi, Shahrun Niza
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Papillary thyroid carcinoma usually spreads through lymphatic route, presents as regional lymphadenopathy similar to extra-pulmonary tuberculosis of the cervical regions. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman with synchronous coexistence of tuberculosis and metastatic carcinoma in dissected lymph nodes. Total thyroidectomy is the standard care of treatment with additional neck dissection in clinically positive neck nodes. In the endemic areas and previous history of tuberculosis contact, the possibility of synchronous co-occurrence of these two pathologies should be considered thus anti-tuberculous treatment can be initiated concurrently.
AB - Papillary thyroid carcinoma usually spreads through lymphatic route, presents as regional lymphadenopathy similar to extra-pulmonary tuberculosis of the cervical regions. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman with synchronous coexistence of tuberculosis and metastatic carcinoma in dissected lymph nodes. Total thyroidectomy is the standard care of treatment with additional neck dissection in clinically positive neck nodes. In the endemic areas and previous history of tuberculosis contact, the possibility of synchronous co-occurrence of these two pathologies should be considered thus anti-tuberculous treatment can be initiated concurrently.
KW - Cervical lymphadenopathy
KW - Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
KW - Metastatic carcinoma
KW - Papillary thyroid carcinoma
KW - Tuberculosis
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JF - Gazi Medical Journal
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