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An Incidental Finding of Concomitant Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Concomitant medullary thyroid carcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in the thyroid gland are rare; however, the incidence is increasing. Here, we present the case of a 77-year-old male who was incidentally found to have thyroid nodules after a road traffic accident. Fine-needle aspiration revealed two inconclusive Bethesda classifications: follicular neoplasm and unsatisfactory. The diagnosis of concomitant medullary thyroid carcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma was later confirmed by histopathology results after total thyroidectomy. The selected treatment was a total thyroidectomy in addition to radioactive iodine later on due to complications of invasion of the trachea. This case focuses on the possibility of having multiple types of carcinoma in a single thyroid gland.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.73202

Authors: Mohammad Alandejani, Suhaib Radi, Ammar Tashkandi, Jehad Alzahrani

Institutions: National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Northern Border University

Language: English

Topic: Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404141930