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Medullary thyroid carcinoma: a rare presentation as a hypervascular tumour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

W. Y. Li ,
M. A. Tomlinson ,
J. M. Bryson  and
N. F. G. Hopkins
W. Y. Li
Affiliation:
Department of General Surgery, Crawley Hospital, West Sussex, UK.
M. A. Tomlinson
Affiliation:
Department of General Surgery, Crawley Hospital, West Sussex, UK.
J. M. Bryson
Affiliation:
Department of General Surgery, Crawley Hospital, West Sussex, UK.
N. F. G. Hopkins
Affiliation:
Department of General Surgery, Crawley Hospital, West Sussex, UK.
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Abstract

Sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) usually presents with a thyroid mass, cervical lymphadenopathy or other local cervical symptoms. Often the diagnosis is unsuspected pre-operatively. We report a unique case of a mixed follicular medullary thyroid carcinoma presenting as a tumour with extreme vascularity. The management of hypervascular thyroid tumours is discussed together with current controversies regarding persistent hypercalcitoninaemia.

Keywords

Thyroid NeoplasmsVascular NeoplasmsCalcitoninVena Cava, Superior
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 8 , August 2002 , pp. 647 - 649
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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