Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Cystic lesions of the neck in the adult are common and are usually benign.Metastatic cervical cystic lymph node as first and sole manifestation of occult papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is observed rarely.Thyroid papillary carcinoma can give rise to a solitary cervical cystic mass as the initial manifestation of the disease.The role of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in identifying pathology of such cystic mass is critical.We present a case of a solitary cystic mass in the lateral aspect of the neck, which was the only symptom of the papillary micro-carcinoma without thyromegaly.Around 40 cases only have been reported so far in literature.
Authors: D Ramesh, Shahul HPS, Sumathi V
Institution: Sundaram Medical Foundation
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410518283