In this article, we report a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma with hepatic metastasis presenting as liver mass in absence of lymph nodal metastasis, a presentation not previously reported to the best of our knowledge.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Well differentiated papillary carcinoma of thyroid frequently metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and the patients usually present with cervical or mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
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Key Findings & Data:Well differentiated papillary carcinoma of thyroid frequently metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and the patients usually present with cervical or mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, we report a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma with hepatic metastasis presenting as liver mass in absence of lymph nodal metastasis, a presentation not previously reported to the best of our knowledge.
Well differentiated papillary carcinoma of thyroid frequently metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and the patients usually present with cervical or mediastinal lymphadenopathy. In this article, we report a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma with hepatic metastasis presenting as liver mass in absence of lymph nodal metastasis, a presentation not previously reported to the best of our knowledge.
Özet
İyi diferansiye papiller tiroid karsinomu sıklıkla bölgesel lenf nodlarına metastaz yapar ve hastalarda genellikle servikal veya mediastinal lenfadenopati olur. Bu yazıda, bildiğimiz kadarıyla daha önce bildirilmemiş bir görünüm olan lenf nodu metastazı olmadan karaciğer kitlesi olarak ortaya çıkan hepatik metastazlı bir papiller tiroid karsinomu olgusu sunuldu
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