Open AccessPrimary malignant teratoma of the thyroid in a child with nodal metastases
Author(s) -
Urmila Majhi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.48929
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , malignancy , teratoma , biopsy , lymph node , neck dissection , dissection (medical) , radiology , lymph , pathology , carcinoma
Malignant teratomas of the thyroid are rare tumors. We report a case of primary malignant teratoma of the thyroid in a child with lymph node metastases. Fine needle aspiration biopsy was suggestive of malignancy. Near-total thyroidectomy with right side neck dissection revealed a malignant teratoma of the thyroid with metastases in the lymph nodes. The patient is alive and in complete remission 4 years after the initial diagnosis.