ECE2017 Eposter Presentations: Thyroid Thyroid (non-cancer) (260 abstracts)
A rare association of thyroid micro carcinoma and thyroid tuberculosis
Intidhar Elbez , Nesrine Cheikhrouhou , Kaouthar Limem , Ihsen Slim , Aida Mhiri , Béchir Ltaeif & Med Faouzi Ben Slimene
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Salah Azaiez Institute, Tunis, Tunisia.
Introduction: Thyroid tuberculosis is a rare disease, its frequency is 0.15–0.2% of autopsic data. We report a case of micro papillary carcinoma of thyroid revealed by thyroid tuberculosis.
Observation: Mrs. K.J aged 54 years presented a multinodular goiter without ultrasound signs of malignancy. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy. Histological examination revealed a granulomatous and giganto cellular inflammation which is in favor of a tuberculosis. The left lobe of the thyroid contained a 4 mm papillary microcarcinoma. No metastatic adenopathy was found. The tumor was classified pT1aN0Mx. The patient was addressed to department of nuclear medicine for supplementation of radioactive iodine treatment. In addition, the patient had benefited of anti-tuberculosis treatment for 7 months.
Conclusion: Thyroid tuberculosis is a rare entity. In the absence of other tuberculous sites, diagnosis is often difficult. It is based on bacteriological and / or thyroid anatomopathological evidence. The association with a microcarcinoma is also rare and has to be carefully investigated by the anatomopathologist
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