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Highly aggressive behaviour of occult papillary thyroid carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Tsila Hefer ,
Henry Zvi Joachims ,
Moshe Hashmonai ,
Yehudith Ben-Arieh  and
Jacob Brown
Tsila Hefer*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Rambam Medical Centre and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
Henry Zvi Joachims
Affiliation:
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Rambam Medical Centre and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
Moshe Hashmonai
Affiliation:
Departments of Surgery B, Rambam Medical Centre and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
Yehudith Ben-Arieh
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, Rambam Medical Centre and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
Jacob Brown
Affiliation:
Departments of and Radiology, Rambam Medical Centre and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
*
Dr T. Hefer, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel.Fax: 972-4-515710
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Abstract

Occult papillary thyroid carcinoma is generally associated with an excellent prognosis. Distant metastasis of this tumour is extremely rare. A case of occult papillary thyroid carcinoma with metastases to the lungs, cervical lymph nodes, skeleton, and the brain is reported. The tumour expressed itself in extremely aggressive clinical behaviour and responded only partially to aggressive therapy. The controversial methods of treatment for occult papillary thyroid carcinoma are also discussed.

Keywords

Thyroid neoplasmsCarcinomapapillaryoccultNeoplasm metastasis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 11 , November 1995 , pp. 1109 - 1112
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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