Metastasis of papillary thyroid cancer to the larynx and pharynx: unusual case report.
Papillary thyroid cancer favors lymphatic spread both within the thyroid gland and to the cervical lymph nodes. Hematogenous spread rarely occurs in the lung, bones and brain. We report a case where metastatic nodules from papillary thyroid cancer were seen in the right aryepiglottic fold (supraglottis) and lateral wall of hypopharynx, an extremely rare event.
Fortis Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. drahhakim@gmail.com
Arsheed H
AH
Hakeem
Sultan A
SA
Pradhan
Sanica
S
Bhele
Jagadish
J
Tubachi
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D000077273:Thyroid Cancer, Papillary; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*