A case of papillary thyroid cancer recurring as an esophageal submucosal tumor.

Chonnam Medical Journal
Hyeog Gyu SeoungGwang Ha Kim

Abstract

A 75-year-old woman who underwent a total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer 7 years previously presented with a palpable neck mass. Computed tomography (CT) showed two metastatic masses on the thyroid bed and another mass that looked benign originating from the esophageal wall. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) showed a hypoechoic mass in the esophageal wall that looked similar to a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The mass on the esophagus had intense fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), which suggested the possibility of malignancy. Subsequently, after surgery, the mass in the esophagus was confirmed as a metastasis from the thyroid papillary carcinoma. Here we report this unusual case of papillary thyroid cancer that recurred as an esophageal submucosal tumor.

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Jan 1, 1987·Gastrointestinal Radiology·F P Agha
Jun 1, 2000·Cancer Control : Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center·J C McCaffrey

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