Isolated pulmonary metastasis occurring 10 years after total thyroidectomy and lymphadenectomy of a papillary thyroid carcinoma: a rare case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common types of thyroid cancer; and the 10-year survival rate vary from 85% to 100%. Although the prognosis of PTC is generally favorable, recurrence and metastasis occur in approximately 4.3% to 35% of cases. Lymph node metastasis is relatively prevalent, while distant metastasis is comparatively infrequent.

Case description

This case report details a 61-year-old female diagnosed with PTC. The patient's pathological stage was pT3aN1aM0, and according to the American Thyroid Association (ATA) risk classification, she was categorized as intermediate risk. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy and local lymph node dissection; however, radioactive iodine-131 treatment was not administered. Postoperatively, the patient

SUBMITTER: Kang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12593051 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature