Ectopic Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma with Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis as the Initial Presentation, Accompanied by Benign Thyroid Gland

• Published in: Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Vol. 75; no. 2; pp. 154 - 157
• Main Authors: Kola, Erisa, Ylli, Agron, Nakuci, Daniela, Dervishi, Migena, Musa, Juna, Horjeti, Edlira, Gjergji, Dashamir, Alimehmeti, Mehdi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bosnia and Herzegovina Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Carcinoma, Papillary - complications; Carcinoma, Papillary - physiopathology; Carcinoma, Papillary - surgery; Case Report; Female; Humans; Neoplasm Metastasis - physiopathology; Thyroid Cancer, Papillary - physiopathology; Thyroid Cancer, Papillary - surgery; Thyroid Dysgenesis - physiopathology; Thyroid Dysgenesis - surgery; Treatment Outcome; malignant transformation; Ectopic thyroid tissue; metastatic papillary thyroid cancer

Ectopic thyroid papillary carcinoma presenting as bilateral neck lymph nodes metastasis is very rare. Ectopic thyroid tissue may appear in any location along the trajectory of the thyroglossal duct from the foramen cecum to the mediastinum. It is subject to malignant transformation and is classicall...