A Rare Case of Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Bilateral Thyroid Cysts

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) can present as a thyroid cyst. In its more aggressive form, PTC may be multifocal in nature and is associated with a poorer prognosis. In patients whom PTC is diagnosed incidentally after a diagnostic lobectomy, the decision whether to offer completion thyroidectomy is...

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Main Authors: Anupama Roy Chowdhury, Jack Kian Ch’ng, Choon Chieh Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1656831