Hyperfunctioning papillary thyroid carcinoma - a case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Malignant hyperfunctioning thyroid nodules are rare and more likely to occur in follicular cancer types rather than papillary variants. The authors present a case of a papillary thyroid carcinoma associated with a hyperfunctioning nodule.

METHODS: A single adult patient submitted to total thyroidectomy with the presence of thyroid carcinoma within hyperfunctioning nodules was selected. Additionally, brief literature was conducted.

RESULTS: An asymptomatic 58-year-old male was subjected to routine blood analysis and a TSH level of <0.003 mIU/L was found. Ultrasonography revealed a 21 mm solid, hypoechoic, and heterogenous nodule with microcalcifications in the right lobe. A fine needle aspiration guided by ultrasound resulted in a follicular lesion of undetermined significance. A 99mTc thyroid scintigram was followed and identified a right-sided hyperfunctioning nodule. Another cytology was performed and a papillary thyroid carcinoma was derived as a result. The patient underwent a total thyroidectomy. Postoperative histology confirmed the diagnosis and a tumor-free margin with no vascular or capsular invasions.

CONCLUSION: Hyperfunctioning malignant nodules are a rare association, although a careful approach should be led since major clinical implications arise. Selective fine needle aspiration in all suspicious ≥1 cm nodules should be considered.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:124

Enthalten in:

Acta chirurgica Belgica - 124(2024), 2 vom: 19. März, Seite 147-152

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pereira-Macedo, Juliana [VerfasserIn]
Freire, Bárbara [VerfasserIn]
Macedo-Oliveira, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Mendes, João [VerfasserIn]
Carvalho, Márcia [VerfasserIn]
Rocha-Neves, João [VerfasserIn]
Fonseca, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Vinagreiro, Margarida [VerfasserIn]
Lemos, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Nair [VerfasserIn]
Sampaio, Francisco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Hot nodule
Hyperthyroidism
Journal Article
Malignant nodule
Review
Thyroid nodule
Thyroid tumor

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Date Completed 12.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/00015458.2023.2210699

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356366502