Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2009 Jun;38(6):339-342.

A Case of Locally Invasive Thyroid Papillary Cancer Diagnosed by Esophagoscopy

• Kang HS
• Park SH
• Kim DJ
• Won TS
• Cho SJ
• Lee TU

Abstract

Papillary carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the thyroid gland, and it only infrequently invades the upper aerodigestive tract. When such invasion does occur, it is a source of significant morbidity as well as mortality. Although most thyroid tumors first clinically manifest as a neck mass, there have been few reports of patients whose initial compliant was a disturbance of the aerodigestive tract. The patient in our present study had no significant past medical history, and esophagoscopy and biopsy revealed papillary adenocarcinoma. We report here on a case of thyroid papillary carcinoma that was diagnosed by esophagoscopic biopsy.

Keyword

Thyroid papillary cancer; Local invasion

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma, Papillary
Biopsy
Carcinoma, Papillary
Esophagoscopy
Humans
Neck
Thyroid Gland