Man 52 yo, voice tone changes for 2 months, and ENT doctor said vocal
paralysis by endoscopy.
Ultrasound of the neck
US1 left thyroid lobe normal
US2 right lobe
covered by a big mass 4 cm with strong posterior shadowing
cannot see structure inside.
US3 near R/ CCA small nodes with calcification #1cm.
US4 with convex probe ultrasound cannot se intra tumor by
very strong calcification.
MTSC non CE
CT1: cross- section of the neck = mass is very high calcification
CT2 : cross- section= calcification some lymph nodes
near R/ CCA.
CT3 : frontal view with CE=HU of this mass is 1,319
UI
CT4: lymph node also has HU 1326UI.
CT5: sagittal view
this mass is covered near the righ lobe of thyroid gland.
Blood test TSH is 0,041 T4 1,2
TG 97,42 ( n 3, 5-77)
Pre-op diagnosis is thyroid cancer metastasis neck lymph nodes.
OPERATION REMOVED RIGHT THYROID GLAND AND LYMPHADENECTOMY.
SEE SPECEMEN
FOTO1 FOTO2 THYROID TUMOR CALCIFICATION
FOTO3 LYMPH NODE
For this case clinical ultrasound and CT , blood
tests suggested thyroid carcinoma but report of FNA
cytology is negative.
CALCITONINE = 2PG/ML (M <18.2PG/ML)..RULES OUT MTC ( MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA)
MICROSCOPIC REPORT OF SURGICAL SPECIMEN IS PAPILLARY CARCINOMA ( PTC) METASTASIS TO SOME LYMPH NODES.
SUMMARY = PTC WITH HUGE CALCIFICATION UNKNOWN.