A Case of Medullary Carcinoma of Thyroid

Authors

  • M Alamgir Chowdhury Professor & Head, ENT-HNS, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Afroza Suraiya Mazumder Assistant Professor, ENT-HNS, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Iqbal Hossen Registrar, ENT-HNS, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Farid Hossain Chowdhury Medical Officer, ENT-HNS, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • SM Khorshed Alam Mazumder Professor, ENT-HNS, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Keywords:

Medullary carcinoma, stridor, total thyroidectomy, mediastinal extension.

Abstract

A 50-year-old diabetic female attended in September, 2021 with a huge swelling in front of her neck, respiratory distress, hoarseness of voice, & generalized weakness for 1 month. All the biochemical tests were inconclusive but S. calcitonin was high(>0.08ng/ml), Fiber optic laryngoscopy revealed left vocal cord paralysis, X-ray chest revealed right sided tracheal deviation, CT-scan of Neck revealed large solid mass in thyroid with mediastinal extension & cervical lymphadenopathy. Patient undergone total thyroidectomy. The specimen sent for histopathology and revealed medullary carcinoma of thyroid gland.

AKMMC J 2021; 12(2): 104-106

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Published

2022-06-07

How to Cite

A Case of Medullary Carcinoma of Thyroid. (2022). Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal, 12(2), 104-106. https://doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v12i2.64701

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

A Case of Medullary Carcinoma of Thyroid. (2022). Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal, 12(2), 104-106. https://doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v12i2.64701