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A Case of Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland with Concurrent Tuberculous Lymphadenitis
- Source :
- Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho. 116:1315-1319
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan, Inc., 2013.
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Abstract
- We report a case of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland and cervical lymph node metastases with concurrent tuberculous lymphadenitis that was diagnosed preoperatively. A 35-year-old woman presented with multiple lymph node swellings and an anterior neck mass. No findings suggesting the coexistence of pulmonary tuberculosis were present. The patient underwent a total thyroidectomy with bilateral neck dissection together with medication. Measures to prevent tuberculosis were undertaken during the perioperative period. The histopathological diagnosis was papillary carcinoma with both metastatic and tuberculous lymphadenitis of the lymph nodes in the neck. The possible coexistence of tuberculous lymphadenitis must be ruled out when lymph node swellings are observed in patients with head and neck cancer, including thyroid carcinoma.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
Thyroid carcinoma
medicine
Carcinoma
Humans
Tuberculosis
Thyroid Neoplasms
Lymph node
Cross Infection
Infection Control
business.industry
Thyroid
Thyroidectomy
Neck dissection
medicine.disease
Carcinoma, Papillary
Tuberculous lymphadenitis
Treatment Outcome
medicine.anatomical_structure
Otorhinolaryngology
Lymphatic Metastasis
Neck Dissection
Female
Lymph Nodes
Radiology
Lymph
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18830854 and 00306622
- Volume :
- 116
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9b80eae6883a22d57ef88b4c99c8e5fc