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papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) presenting as a lateral neck cyst
Monday 6 March 2017
cystic papillary thyroid carcinoma (cystic PTC)
Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common thyroid malignancy, accounting for 80% of all thyroid cancers. The most common presentation of thyroid cancer is an asymptomatic thyroid mass or a nodule. Usually as thyroid enlarges, it extends in to mediastinum.
Papillary thyroid carcinoma can present as multiple true cystic swelling extending from neck to anterior chest wall in subcutaneous plane.
Rare cases of cystic papillary thyroid carcinoma can be presented as subcutaneous swelling with sinus formation.
Open References
Papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting as a lateral neck cyst. 2011. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3158521/
