Primary SquamousCell Carcinoma of Thyroid-A Rare Case
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
Primarysquamouscellcarcinoma(PSCC) ofthyroidisanextremelyraremalignancyofthyroid.Herewith,w edescribeacasereport offemalepatientwhopresentedwithneckswelling. FNAC misdiagnosed it as medullary carcinomaofthyroidbut,afterresection, biopsyrevealedittobeacaseof squamous cellcarcinomaofthyroid.Afterextensive investigationsnopossibleprimaryfocusof squamous cell carcinoma was found elsewhere, so diagnosis of PSCCof thyroid was made. Patient underwentchemoradiationbutstillpatientsuccumbedtodeathwithinayear, so documentingmore patients will continue to develop our understanding of diagnosis and treatment for best care of ourpatients.
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Pankaj Kumar, Pallika Kumar, Gyan Ranjan Singh
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