title: Tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis masquerding as metastatis from papillary thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: Clinically apparent cervical lymphadenopathy has been found at the initial presentation in 23 to 56 % of cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Here we report tuberculous lymphadenitis mimicking metastatic lymph nodes from papillary thyroid carcinoma and suggest that tuberculosis apart from metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma should also be considered in the etiology of enlarged lymph nodes in such patients, especially in those with risk factors for tuberculosis. Therefore, the importance of careful pre-operative evaluation of cervical lymph node metastasis cannot be overestimated, so that patients do not undergo unnecessary neck dissection for other benign conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine SMHS Hospital Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Syed Mushtaq
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Saif Andrabi
authors.forename: Mohd Hayat
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Bagdadi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Farhana
authors.forename: Sameena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saba
authors.forename: Riyaz
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saif Andrabi
authors.forename: Parvez
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ahmad Shah
keywords: Lymphadenopathy; Papillary Carcinoma; Tuberculosis