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Papillary thyroid cancer coexisting with thyroid tuberculosis: A case report

Author(s) -

Liwei Meng,

Shan Hu,

LiMin Huang,

Chaoyang Xu

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

oncology letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766

H-Index - 54

eISSN - 1792-1082

pISSN - 1792-1074

DOI - 10.3892/ol.2014.1901

Subject(s) - medicine , papillary thyroid cancer , thyroid nodules , thyroid , malignancy , thyroid cancer , histopathological examination , tuberculosis , neck dissection , pathology , ultrasonography , cancer , radiology

The current study presents the case of a 56-year-old female, with thyroid nodules showing signs of malignancy under B-mode ultrasonography, who was admitted to Shaoxing People's Hospital. A histopathological examination revealed the coexistence of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and thyroid tuberculosis (TB). A total thyroidectomy and selective neck dissection (left side, levels III, IV and VI) were performed. This report presents a rare case showing the malignant growth of thyroid nodules and the development of thyroid TB, which implicates the possible role of mycobacterial infection in the tumorigenesis of PTC.

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