Clear cell variant of follicular thyroid carcinoma with normal thyroid-stimulating hormone value: a case report.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Clear cell carcinomas of the thyroid gland with normal thyroid-stimulating hormone value are very rare, but clear cell changes are described in most reported cases of thyroidal lesions.

CASE PRESENTATION:

In this report, we describe the case of a 50-year-old Caucasian woman with a normal thyroid-stimulating hormone level who underwent surgery to treat a multi-nodular goiter. The pathology was a clear cell variant of follicular thyroid carcinoma. The tumor was 1cm in diameter and consisted of pure clear cells.

CONCLUSION:

Clear cell variants of follicular thyroid carcinoma are rarely seen, especially it is misdiagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. In this report, we describe the case of a patient with a clear cell variant of follicular thyroid carcinoma with an interesting pathology.

• Authors: Ilyas Sayar, Kemal Peker, Ibrahim Gelincik, Levent Demirtas, Arda Isik
• Journal: Journal of medical case reports (J Med Case Rep) Vol. 8 Pg. 160 (May 22 2014) ISSN: 1752-1947 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 24884725 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Thyrotropin

Topics

• Adenocarcinoma, Follicular (blood, diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Thyroid Gland (pathology)
• Thyroid Neoplasms (blood, diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyrotropin (blood)