Isolated submandibular gland metastasis from an occult papillary thyroid cancer.
A case of an isolated submandibular gland metastasis from a clinically occult papillary thyroid carcinoma is described in a 46-year old lady. Initial surgery was done based on the fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) report of adenocarcinoma of the submandibular gland. Histopathologic examination of the specimen suggested a metastatic papillary carcinoma. Occult papillary carcinoma in the thyroid was found by multiple blind FNACs. Subsequently to near-total thyroidectomy, no other site of metastasis was found on radio-iodine scanning.
Sarda
A K
AK
Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi-110002, India. aksarda@rediffmail.com
Pandey
D
D
Bhalla
S A
SA
Goyal
A
A
D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy