[Significance of calcification in papillary thyroid carcinoma with Hashimoto's thyroiditis]

R Y Liu; X C Li; Y Q Zhou; J P Li; T Gong

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20200107-00008

[Significance of calcification in papillary thyroid carcinoma with Hashimoto's thyroiditis]

Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2020 Jul 7;55(7):716-719. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20200107-00008.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

R Y Liu¹, X C Li¹, Y Q Zhou², J P Li³, T Gong⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai International Medical Center, Shanghai 201318, China.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University-The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen 518000, China.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, RenJi Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China.
⁴ School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.

PMID: 32668887
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20200107-00008

Abstract

桥本甲状腺炎（Hashimoto′s thyroiditis，HT）的病理和超声表现复杂，HT背景下的甲状腺乳头状癌（papillary thyroid carcinoma，PTC）鉴别诊断有难度。超声特征上微钙化是诊断PTC的危险因素，而粗钙化一般提示为良性病变，但PTC合并HT发生的钙化现象多见且类型多样化，粗钙化的发生率可能高于微钙化，各类钙化皆提示有恶性风险。钙化可能与癌症发生、侵袭和转移相关，HT背景下的钙化现象需引起警惕，要高度怀疑是否合并PTC的发生。.

MeSH terms

Calcinosis / complications
Carcinoma, Papillary* / complications
Hashimoto Disease* / complications
Humans
Thyroid Cancer, Papillary* / complications
Thyroid Neoplasms* / complications