Metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma with no primary tumor in the thyroid gland: a case report and review of literature

• Published in: Translational cancer research Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 299 - 305
• Main Authors: Li, Daxue, Li, Jiazhen, Zhou, Jing, Xiao, Qian, Gao, Han
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China AME Publishing Company 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Case Report; case report; occult thyroid carcinoma (OTC); Papillary thyroid carcinoma; lymph node metastasis

Metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma in the lymph nodes with no primary tumor in the thyroid gland is rarely reported and is easily missed. We report the case of a 27-year-old female who presented with a tiny nodule in her left thyroid gland, which was detected during a routine ultrasonographic ex...