Aksoy S, Gokkaya N, Gul A E, Sıkar H E, Özçelik S, Aydin K
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Pathology, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Acta Endocrinol (Buchar). 2024 Jul-Sep;20(3):373-377. doi: 10.4183/aeb.2024.373. Epub 2025 May 23.
Thyroid tumors are the most frequently reported endocrine malignancies. However thyroid collision tumors are rare pathological findings, representing less than 1% of thyroid cancers. In our case, a 50-year-old female patient presented with a complaint of neck swelling. During the exams, nodules were identified in both thyroid lobes. Pathologic analysis of a fine-needle aspiration biopsy(FNA) has been obtained from a 60×50 mm hypoechoic nodule raised suspicion of oncocytic carcinoma(OC). Another FNA was performed on a 17×11 mm hypoechoic solid nodule, revealing features of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Preoperative whole-body scans indicated no evidence of metastases. The patient subsequently underwent total thyroidectomy and central lymph node dissection. Pathological examination revealed OC, MTC, papillary microcarcinoma (PTMC), simultaneous metastasis of MTC and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) to the same lymph node. The patient's calcitonin level was normalized postoperatively and I-131 ablation therapy was administered to the patient in the ATA high risk category. The patient was monitored under levothyroxine suppression. The simultaneous occurrence of OC, MTC and PTMC of the thyroid gland along with metastases of PTC and MTC in the same lymph node are reported in this case. To the best of our knowledge, this association had not been previously reported in the literature.
甲状腺肿瘤是最常报道的内分泌恶性肿瘤。然而,甲状腺碰撞瘤是罕见的病理发现,占甲状腺癌的比例不到1%。在我们的病例中,一名50岁女性患者因颈部肿胀前来就诊。检查过程中,在双侧甲状腺叶均发现结节。对一个60×50毫米的低回声结节进行细针穿刺活检(FNA)的病理分析,怀疑为嗜酸细胞癌(OC)。对一个17×11毫米的低回声实性结节进行了另一次FNA,显示为甲状腺髓样癌(MTC)的特征。术前全身扫描未发现转移迹象。患者随后接受了甲状腺全切术和中央淋巴结清扫术。病理检查显示为OC、MTC、微小乳头状癌(PTMC),MTC和甲状腺乳头状癌(PTC)同时转移至同一淋巴结。患者术后降钙素水平恢复正常,对处于ATA高风险类别的患者进行了I-131消融治疗。患者在左甲状腺素抑制治疗下接受监测。本病例报告了甲状腺OC、MTC和PTMC同时出现,以及PTC和MTC在同一淋巴结转移的情况。据我们所知,这种关联此前在文献中尚未有报道。