[Intrathyroid thymic carcinoma:report of a case]

Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi. 2023 May 8;52(5):518-520. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20230119-00056.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

甲状腺内胸腺癌(intrathyroid thymic carcinoma,ITTC)是一种非常罕见的头颈部肿瘤,组织形态学上易与原发性甲状腺低分化鳞状细胞癌、甲状腺髓样癌、甲状腺未分化癌等混淆。由于病例较少,影像学及穿刺细胞学特征尚未明确,导致诊治过程中误诊及过度治疗概率大。本文报道1例ITTC,62岁女性患者,因颈部不适入院,甲状腺超声发现病灶,分析其临床表现、影像学、组织形态学及免疫表型特点,并复习相关文献,旨在提高头颈外科和病理科医师对此病的认识水平。.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial*
  • Thymoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Thymoma* / surgery
  • Thymus Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Thymus Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Thyroid Neoplasms*

Supplementary concepts

  • Thymic epithelial tumor