title: Papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting as a giant cervical mass: a case report.
abstract: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a relatively uncommon malignancy. The prognosis is generally good and the mortality rate is low. PTC is more common in younger patients; incidence is two to three times higher in women and in individuals with radiation exposure to the neck. We report on a 75-year-old woman with PTC admitted to our clinic for a giant mass in the neck dating back ten years. A hyperintense huge cystic lesion and hypo-intense central solid component were seen on T1- and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. No distant metastasis was present. The PTC was treated surgically and radioiodine (131I) treatment was applied postoperatively. No recurrence was observed one year later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey. koksalyuca@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuca
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cankaya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiris
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D037981:Neck Dissection; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome