Papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting at entopic and ectopic sites: A diagnostic conundrum.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Adamu, Auwal; Ajiya, Abdulrazak; Suleiman, Dauda; Shirama, Yakubu
- Source
- Nigerian Journal of Basic & Clinical Sciences. Jul-Dec2022, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p161-163. 3p.
- Subject
- *PAPILLARY carcinoma
*THYROID cancer
*ECTOPIC tissue
*THYROID gland
*LYMPH nodes
- Language
- ISSN
- 0331-8540
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) mostly occurs within the thyroid gland (entopic site), with its occurrence within an ectopic thyroid tissue being rare comprising less than 1% of all thyroid cancers. The coexistence of PTC in entopic and ectopic sites is even rarer, and differentiating ectopic PTC from a metastatic cervical lymph node may pose a diagnostic conundrum. This report is aimed at highlighting the diagnostic challenges and treatment of this rare condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]