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Malignant thymic tumor masquerading as papillary carcinoma of thyroid on cytology: A case report
International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Pathology · 2018 · Vol. 1(2) · pp. 04–06
Trupti Patel✉(Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute)Torsha Jana(Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute)Komal Mahendra Ashar(Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute)Majal Shah(Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute)Vibha Vyas(Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute)Priti Trivedi(Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute)
Abstract
Thymic carcinoma with a prevalence of only 5% of all mediastinal tumors is a rare entity in itself. Further its occurrence in the neck as an ectopic mass is quite uncommon. We were presented with a case of anterior neck swelling reported as papillary carcinoma of thyroid on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and referred to our hospital. Further investigations at our institute, showed basaloid cells in nesting and trabecular pattern on modified papanicolau smears and it was finally diagnosed as thymic carcinoma using ancillary studies. Thymic carcinoma needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of a suspected papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Myasthenia Gravis and ThymomaEctopic thyroidMedicineThyroid carcinomaDifferential diagnosisPapillary carcinomaThymic carcinomaCytologyPathologyFine needle aspiration cytologyCarcinoma
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