Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sun, Bai-Hui
• Yu, Shi-Tong
• Ge, Jun-Na
• Lei, Shang-Tong

Titel

Primary squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) of the thyroid: a case report and review of the literature

Ist Teil von

• Gland surgery, 2020-04, Vol.9 (2), p.474-477

Ort / Verlag

China (Republic : 1949- ): AME Publishing Company

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Primary squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) is a rare neoplasm of the thyroid with a very poor prognosis. We report a case of a 42-year-old woman with occasionally found mass in the right anterior area of the neck. After a total thyroidectomy, histopathology and immunohistochemistry tests confirmed primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid with the exclusion of all other possible primary tumor locations. 5 months later, PET scan discovered abnormality in right cervical lymph nodes with a fine needle aspiration confirming to be tumor recurrence. After a modified radical neck dissection was performed with pathological results of the neoplasms being PSCC of the thyroid origin, a full course consecutive radiotherapy was then followed. Due to a prompt diagnosis and the complete dissection of primary tumor and metastatic lymph nodes, no recurrence was observed at the follow-up visits. Comparing to the published cases of PSCC of the thyroid, our paper stated a whole process of diagnosis and standardized treatment, together with classical matched figures of pre-op examinations and dissected specimen. Furthermore, a review of the present literatures summarized the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of thyroid PSCC. The management of PSCC requires a multi-disciplinary approach.