title: Posterior mediastinal hyperfunctioning insular thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: A case is presented of a posterior mediastinal mass arising in a 57-year-old woman with severe compressive cervical symptoms and hyperthyroidism. Computed tomography showed intrathoracic thyroid tissue that displaced the trachea towards the front and the right and invaded the posterior mediastinum. Pathological examination showed features of a poorly differentiated (insular) thyroid carcinoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a posterior mediastinal insular thyroid carcinoma with thyroid hyperfunction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Rocco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bellantone
authors.forename: Celestino Pio
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bossola
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fadda
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvatori
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Princi
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery