CASE REPORT
Year : 2022 | Volume
: 19 | Issue : 2 | Page : 161--163
Papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting at entopic and ectopic sites: A diagnostic conundrum
Auwal Adamu1, Abdulrazak Ajiya2, Dauda E Suleiman3, Yakubu B Shirama4
1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital/Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
3 Department of Histopathology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital/Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
4 Department of Radiology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital/Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Auwal Adamu
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital/Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi
Nigeria
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) mostly occurs within the thyroid gland (entopic site), with its occurrence within an ectopic thyroid tissue being rare comprising less than 1% of all thyroid cancers. The coexistence of PTC in entopic and ectopic sites is even rarer, and differentiating ectopic PTC from a metastatic cervical lymph node may pose a diagnostic conundrum. This report is aimed at highlighting the diagnostic challenges and treatment of this rare condition.
How to cite this article:
Adamu A, Ajiya A, Suleiman DE, Shirama YB. Papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting at entopic and ectopic sites: A diagnostic conundrum.Niger J Basic Clin Sci 2022;19:161-163
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Adamu A, Ajiya A, Suleiman DE, Shirama YB. Papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting at entopic and ectopic sites: A diagnostic conundrum. Niger J Basic Clin Sci [serial online] 2022 [cited 2023 Jun 10 ];19:161-163
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