Open AccessLow-grade papillary adenocarcinoma of nasopharynx with expression of thyroid transcription factor-1: Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Binitha Rajeswari,
Reghu K Sukumaran Nair,
P Kusumakumary,
Anitha Mathews
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.191809
Subject(s) - medicine , surgical excision , thyroid , adenocarcinoma , papillary thyroid cancer , pathology , thyroid transcription factor 1 , transcription factor , papillary carcinoma , thyroid carcinoma , radiology , cancer , biology , gene , biochemistry
Low-grade papillary adenocarcinomas with expression of thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) are rare tumors of the nasopharynx, with only a few cases reported in the literature. These tumors have an excellent prognosis following complete surgical excision. We report a 13-year-old boy with this rare tumor in the nasopharynx. The patient underwent complete surgical excision of the tumor and was on follow-up without evidence of recurrence.