[Intrathyroid thymic carcinoma: report of a case]

Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2025 Jan;39(1):87-90. doi: 10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2025.01.018.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract
in English, Chinese

Objective: Intrathyroid thymic carcinoma（ITTC） is a rare thyroid tumor that lacks typical clinical manifestations and imaging features, making preoperative diagnosis challenging.The primary treatment for ITTC is radical surgery; however, the effectiveness of adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy post-surgery is not well-established. This paper presents a case of ITTC , analyzing the clinical data and correlating it with the literature to explore the clinical manifestations, diagnostic approach, treatment, and prognosis of ITTC.

目的：甲状腺内胸腺癌（intrathyroid thymic carcinoma，ITTC）是一种罕见的甲状腺肿瘤，缺乏典型的临床表现及影像学特征，术前诊断较为困难，根治性手术治疗是其首选的治疗方式，术后是否辅以放化疗，尚无明确结论。本文报道1例ITTC患者，分析该病例临床资料并结合相关文献，探讨ITTC的临床表现、诊疗及预后。.

Keywords: carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiayion; intrathyroid thymic carcinoma; thyroid gland.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Prognosis
  • Thymoma*
  • Thymus Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Thyroid Neoplasms* / pathology