Medullary thyroid carcinoma presenting as a supraglottic mass.
We report a rare case of medullary thyroid carcinoma that presented as a metastasis to the supraglottic larynx. A 92-year-old man with a 3-month history of voice change and airway obstruction was diagnosed with medullary thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the supraglottis. Excision of the mass, total thyroidectomy, and elective neck dissection were recommended, but the patient declined because of his advanced age. Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland is a rare neuroendocrine tumor with a poor prognosis when associated with a distant metastasis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of a medullary carcinoma of the thyroid presenting as a supraglottic mass. Total thyroidectomy, neck dissection, and surgical excision of the entire tumor comprise the treatment of choice.
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Jeremy
J
White
Ahmed
A
Mohyeldin
Arnold
A
Schwartz
Steven
S
Bielamowicz
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology