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SIMULTANEOUS OCCURRENCE OF PAPILLARY AND MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT
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Keywords

Thyroid carcinoma
medullary thyroid carcinoma
papillary thyroid carcinoma
thyroid gland
malignancy

How to Cite

SIMULTANEOUS OCCURRENCE OF PAPILLARY AND MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT. (2026). Frontier in Medical and Health Research, 4(3), 814-817. https://fmhr.net/index.php/fmhr/article/view/2511

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Simultaneous occurrence of medullary and papillary carcinoma in thyroid gland occurs in only 1% of cases.

CASE PRESENTATION:  We present a case of a 28 years old female patient with no previous history of radiation to head and neck and no family history of carcinoma with an asymptomatic neck swelling for 4 years. The FNAC was suspicious of MTC. Patient underwent total thyroidecomy and modified radical neck dissection. Histopathology reported MTC and PTC as collision tumour.

CONCLUSION:  Recognition of concurrent medullary and papillary thyroid carcinoma is important for appropriate management and folow up.

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