Papillary thyroid carcinoma metastasis most probably due to fine needle aspiration biopsy. A case report

Implantation of cancer cells from needle biopsy has been reported in a wide range of malignancies. Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become an accepted method for assessment of thyroid nodules. Local reappearance of thyroid cancer from needle track dissemination is a rare complication of thyroid asp...

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Published in:	Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Panonica, et Adriatica Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 169 - 172
Main Authors:	Tamiolakis, Demetrio, Antoniou, Chara, Venizelos, John, Lambropoulou, Maria, Alexiadis, George, Ekonomou, Constantine, Tsiminikakis, Nikolaos, Alifieris, Emmanouel, Papadopoulos, Nikolaos, Konstandinidis, Theodoros, Kouskoukis, Constantine
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Slovenia 01-12-2006
Subjects:	Biopsy, Fine-Needle - adverse effects Carcinoma, Papillary - secondary Female Humans Middle Aged Muscle Neoplasms - etiology Muscle Neoplasms - secondary Neoplasm Seeding Skin Neoplasms - etiology Skin Neoplasms - secondary Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:	Implantation of cancer cells from needle biopsy has been reported in a wide range of malignancies. Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become an accepted method for assessment of thyroid nodules. Local reappearance of thyroid cancer from needle track dissemination is a rare complication of thyroid aspiration. A 45-year-old female developed local recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma four years after aspiration biopsy and thyroidectomy. Metastatic deposits appeared in the skin and the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The linear array and the site of metastases implied that seeding most probably resulted from the needle biopsy.
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ISSN:	1318-4458