Open AccessA case of papillary hyperplasia of thyroid misdiagnosed as papillary thyroid carcinoma: Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Alharbi Sara Faisal,
Abba Arwa Ahmed,
Hafiz Amal Abdulghaffar,
Abdulhalim Aroob Mohammedamin,
Bokhari Gadir Yaqoub,
Esheba Ghada Elsayed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4867
Subject(s) - medicine , overdiagnosis , papillary carcinoma , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid , hyperplasia , pathology , radiology , carcinoma , general surgery
Overdiagnosis of papillary thyroid hyperplasia which may mimic papillary thyroid carcinoma in fine‐needle aspiration and frozen section has a serious impact on the patient. Therefore, it is important to know the difference between them to avoid over or undertreatment.