Papillary adenocarcinoma in thyroid hemiagenesis

Head Neck. 1992 Jul-Aug;14(4):312-5. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880140411.

Abstract

Variation in the gross anatomy of the thyroid gland is relatively common. Although thyroid hemiagenesis is felt to be a rare anomaly, its incidence is probably underestimated as the diagnosis is usually incidental. The case of a 41-year-old woman with right thyroid hemiagenesis associated with papillary adenocarcinoma is presented. The diagnosis of hemiagenesis was established by isotope imaging and surgical exploration for a benign nodule. Seven years later she was seen with a recurrent neck mass, and an isotope scan revealed it to be a cold thyroid nodule. As she was diagnosed to have papillary adenocarcinoma, total thyroid lobectomy was performed and at present she remains disease-free.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / etiology*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / pathology
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced* / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced* / pathology
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Thyroid Gland / abnormalities*
  • Thyroid Gland / diagnostic imaging
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology
  • Thyroid Nodule / diagnostic imaging
  • Thyroid Nodule / pathology
  • Thyroid Nodule / surgery