Open AccessLate recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer from needle tract implantation after core needle biopsy: A case report
Author(s) -
Yon-Hee Kim,
In Keun Choi,
Jong-Eun Lee,
Zisun Kim,
Sunwook Han,
Sung-Mo Hur,
Jihyoun Lee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i1.218
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , papillary thyroid cancer , thyroid , needle biopsy , thyroid cancer , papillary carcinoma , cancer , radiology , core biopsy , core (optical fiber) , surgery , thyroid carcinoma , breast cancer , materials science , composite material
Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has good prognosis so that the local recurrence or distant metastasis can occur later on the lifetime follow up. In this study, we report recurrence of PTC in subcutaneous area combined with lymph node metastasis. A suspicion of needle tract implantation after core needle biopsy was found.