Complete resection of ulcerating, infiltrative, voluminous differentiated thyroid carcinoma

An 87-year-old woman was referred to our department for a 15 cm right-sided cervical tumor with bleeding and skin ulceration, developed on a 6 cm papillary thyroid carcinoma diagnosed two years earlier. Surprisingly, there were no other compressive symptoms. Unexpectedly, but successfully, total thy...

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Published in:European thyroid journal 2022-04, Vol.11 (2), p.1-2
Main Authors: Allard, Lucie, Denis, Jérôme Alexandre, Godiris Petit, Gaëlle, Deniziaut, Gabrielle, Ghander, Cécile, Mathy, Elise, Guillerm, Erell, Lussey-Lepoutre, Charlotte, Leenhardt, Laurence, Buffet, Camille
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
differentiated thyroid carcinoma
Human health and pathology
Life Sciences
multiple histological subtypes
surgical resection
total thyroidectomy
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Summary:An 87-year-old woman was referred to our department for a 15 cm right-sided cervical tumor with bleeding and skin ulceration, developed on a 6 cm papillary thyroid carcinoma diagnosed two years earlier. Surprisingly, there were no other compressive symptoms. Unexpectedly, but successfully, total thyroidectomy and neck dissection were performed. There were no poorly differentiated or anaplastic components in the final histological analysis. Impressive dehiscence occurred shortly after surgery and was also successfully managed. Our case highlights the benefit of considering surgery in the context of a tertiary care center even for an apparent massive aggressive cervical mass and despite old age.
ISSN:2235-0640
2235-0802
2235-0802
DOI:10.1530/ETJ-21-0091