Subcutaneous Recurrences of Thyroid Cancer After Conventional Transcervical Thyroidectomy: A Case Report

Metastatic subcutaneous implantation of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer is very rare. We present a 62-year-old woman with a history of follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer, who developed multiple asymptomatic subcutaneous nodules, after 5 years of initial thyroidectomy....

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Published in:Frontiers in surgery 2020-11, Vol.7
Main Authors: Dong, Xubin, Lv, Shihui, Zhang, Xiaohua, Li, Quan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
computed tomography
follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer
imaging features
subcutaneous implantation metastasis
Surgery
thyroid cancer
ultrasound
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Summary:Metastatic subcutaneous implantation of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer is very rare. We present a 62-year-old woman with a history of follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer, who developed multiple asymptomatic subcutaneous nodules, after 5 years of initial thyroidectomy. Eventually, the subcutaneous nodules were diagnosed as tumor recurrence and completely excised. She has reportedly lived for more than 1 year, without signs of disease progression or recurrence. This case emphasizes the need for surgeons to take into account the tumor-free concept during the operation, and to a great extent prevent the occurrence of implantation recurrence.
ISSN:2296-875X
2296-875X
DOI:10.3389/fsurg.2020.586106