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Department of Medicine, National University of Sciences & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Case Report
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting As a Cystic Lesion in Neck: A Case Report
Author(s): Rizwan Khalid*
Local lymphatic spread is common in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Lymph node metastasis to the
neck may undergo cystic degeneration which consequently delays the diagnosis and the treatment of underlying
thyroid malignancy. In this study we presented a patient with a cystic lesion in the neck as the only finding on
physical examination. A benign etiology was considered initially, but papillary thyroid cancer was reported after
surgical excision of the lesion... View More»