Papilar thyroid carcinoma. An unusual clinic
Rodríguez Fernández-Freire, A.; Porras Alonso, E.; Rodríguez Pérez, M.; Hervás Nuñez, M.J.; Benito Navarro, J.R.; López Tinoco, C.
Anales Otorrinolaringologicos Ibero-Americanos 34(4): 375-381
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-8874 PMID: 17844957 Document Number: 611011
The Papillary carcinoma is the most frequent neoplasic tumour of the thyroid gland. It accounts for 70-75% of all malignant thyroid tumours. In 80-90% of cases it presents as a slow-growing single thyroid node. Nevertheless, in 10-26% of cases, the initial presentation is a lateral neck mass without palpable thyroid mass. We present the case of a 67 year- old patient who attended to the ENT out-patient clinic with a lateral neck mass which had been growing slowly over the course of number of years.