Is classic papillary thyroid carcinoma definitely an "indolent cancer"?-a case of locally advanced classic occult papillary thyroid carcinoma: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occult papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) refers to the PTC accidentally found due to its occult lesions. Classic, as the most common subtype of PTC, is usually considered to have a low degree of malignancy and a favorable prognosis. Currently, the American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines adopted active surveillance (AS) as an alternative to immediate surgery in some low-risk PTC patients with less than 1 cm in diameter.

Case description

The patient was admitted to the clinic because of an incidentally detected right neck mass, and neck ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) showed an enlarged lymph node in right neck, which had an unclear border with the right internal jugular vein and the sternocleidomastoid muscle, whereas no abnormality was

SUBMITTER: Liu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759926 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature