Fine needle aspiration of an intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma mimicking a primary thyroid anaplastic carcinoma: A case report with review of the literature.


Journal

Diagnostic cytopathology
ISSN: 1097-0339
Titre abrégé: Diagn Cytopathol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8506895

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Historique:
received: 15 01 2020
revised: 20 05 2020
accepted: 09 07 2020
pubmed: 5 8 2020
medline: 1 10 2021
entrez: 5 8 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma is an uncommon malignancy. A 46-year-old male presented with a left neck mass. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a hypodense mass in the left thyroid lobe along with evidence of metastatic lymphadenopathy. Aspiration of the left thyroid nodule was performed, and a diagnosis of malignancy was rendered, favoring a primary anaplastic carcinoma. Based on the cytologic diagnosis, the patient underwent a total thyroidectomy. Before the surgery, intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcium level (PTH = 78 pg/mL; Calcium = 10.6 mg/dL) were found to be minimally elevated. On gross examination, a 3.2 cm mass within the left inferior thyroid lobe was seen. Histopathologic examination and ancillary studies supported the diagnosis of a parathyroid carcinoma. We, hereby present, an exceedingly rare presentation of an intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma with only minimal elevation of PTH and calcium, mimicking a primary anaplastic thyroid carcinoma on cytologic examination.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32749783
doi: 10.1002/dc.24560
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

E14-E19

Informations de copyright

© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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Auteurs

Fatima Mir (F)

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Prih Rohra (P)

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Nfn Aakash (N)

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.

Karina Furlan (K)

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Ritu Ghai (R)

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Vijaya Reddy (V)

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Lin Cheng (L)

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Paolo Gattuso (P)

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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