{"title":"Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid-case report of a rare disease","authors":"Lévay Bernadett","doi":"10.31579/2640-1045/057","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the thyroid gland is a very rare entity. The prognosis is very poor with a short survival time. The aim of this article is to report a case of a SCC of the thyroid gland in a 68-year-old woman, emphasizing how complicate is the operation and the adequate treatment of this disease. Case Report: A 68-year -old woman presented with rapidly growing neck mass with hoarseness and compressive symptoms. Physical examination revealed a hard fixed tumor with right sided vocal cord palsy. Histopathological result confirmed the diagnosis of SCC of the thyroid. PET/CT scan excluded the possibility of other primary malignancies. A surgical intervention was performed, however the patient died in the middle of the palliative radiation therapy. Conclusion: SCC of the thyroid gland is a great challenge for the surgeon and also for the multidisciplinary team to come up with the best treatment option which is suitable for the patient due to its unfavorable prognosis.","PeriodicalId":72909,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology and disorders : open access","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Endocrinology and disorders : open access","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.31579/2640-1045/057","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Introduction: Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the thyroid gland is a very rare entity. The prognosis is very poor with a short survival time. The aim of this article is to report a case of a SCC of the thyroid gland in a 68-year-old woman, emphasizing how complicate is the operation and the adequate treatment of this disease. Case Report: A 68-year -old woman presented with rapidly growing neck mass with hoarseness and compressive symptoms. Physical examination revealed a hard fixed tumor with right sided vocal cord palsy. Histopathological result confirmed the diagnosis of SCC of the thyroid. PET/CT scan excluded the possibility of other primary malignancies. A surgical intervention was performed, however the patient died in the middle of the palliative radiation therapy. Conclusion: SCC of the thyroid gland is a great challenge for the surgeon and also for the multidisciplinary team to come up with the best treatment option which is suitable for the patient due to its unfavorable prognosis.