Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma masquerading as subacute thyroiditis

Riedel's thyroiditis masquerading as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report

INTRODUCTION Riedel's thyroiditis is a rare thyroid disease characterized by dense fibrous tissues that replace the thyroid gland and invade the adjacent structures that can mimic thyroid malignancy. We discuss the presentation, investigation and management of this very rare condition. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of a 59-year-old African-Caribbean man who presented with a rapidly grow...

Atypical de Quervain's thyroiditis masquerading as papillary thyroid cancer.

We recently encountered two very similar patients with atypical de Quervain’s (also known as giant cell, granulomatous, or subacute) thyroiditis presenting as solitary painless thyroid nodules suspicious for papillary thyroid cancer. Patient 1 was an otherwise healthy 34-year-old female who presented with a painless right thyroid nodule. Initial thyroid functional test results were normal. Thyr...

Quervain's subacute thyroiditis presenting as a painless solitary thyroid nodule

Accepted 23 April 1998 Summary We describe a 39-year-old woman presenting with a painless solitary thyroid nodule, initially without signs suggesting thyroiditis. The serum level ofthyrotropin was suppressed whereas those of thyroxine and triiodothyronine were normal. Fine needle aspiration cytology showed no signs ofinflammation or malignancy. One week later, the patient felt pain and tenderne...

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma

Thyroid cancers represent about 1% of all human cancers. Differentiate thyroid carcinomas (DTCs), papillary and follicular cancers, are the most frequent forms, instead Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma (ATC) is estimated to comprise 1-2% of thyroid malignancies and it accounts for 14-39% of thyroid cancer deaths. The annual incidence of ATC is about one to two cases/million, with the overall incide...