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- Title
Thyroid paraganglioma accompanied by lymph node metastasis or trachea invasion: A case report.
- Authors
Yu, Xing; Wang, Yong; Xie, Qiuping; Yan, Haichao; Zhao, Qunzi; Xiang, Cheng; Zhang, Maolin; Li, Jin-Fan; Wang, Ping
- Abstract
Thyroid paraganglioma (TP) is an uncommon neuroendocrine tumor with potential for misdiagnosis. Case 1 (male; 44 years old) presented with hoarseness for 3 months. A 2.5-cm gray nodule in the left thyroid was diagnosed as TP by immunohistochemistry. Lymph node metastasis was confirmed by H&E staining and immunohistochemistry. The patient was followed-up for 3 years without any signs of recurrence or metastasis. Case 2 (female; 39 years old) presented with an asymptomatic but rapidly growing thyroid nodule. The patient underwent thyroidectomy 8 years ago (2008) and was diagnosed with TP postoperatively. The patient was diagnosed with recurrence and exhibited trachea invasion. Thyroidectomy and partial trachea resection were performed. A literature review revealed that 62 other cases of TP have been reported, and most of them exhibited low malignant potential. However, the two cases presented in the current case report exhibited a high malignant potential, accompanied by lymph node metastasis or trachea invasion, and these features imply that the choice of treatment for patients should be based on their different degrees of malignancy.
- Subjects
LYMPHATIC metastasis; THYROID gland; PARAGANGLIOMA; TRACHEA; THYROID nodules
- Publication
Oncology Letters, 2020, Vol 20, Issue 6, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1792-1074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3892/ol.2020.12208