Download PDF
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2009; 117(9): 511-513
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1202276
Case Report

© J. A. Barth Verlag in Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Dysphagia as the Presenting Symptom of Thyroid Cancer

N. Varsamidakis 1 , M. Kanakis 1 , T. Thomas 2 , M. Kati 3 , E. Kostopanagiotou 1
  • 11st Surgical Department, Athens General Hospital, “Georgios Gennimatas”
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Nordstadt, Hannover
  • 33rd Department of Internal Medicine, “Tzanio” General Hospital, Piraeus
Further Information

Publication History

received 21.01.2008 first decision 30.10.2008

accepted 22.01.2009

Publication Date:
16 April 2009 (online)

Also available at
    Permissions and Reprints

Abstract

A 72 year old man presented with progressive dysphagia. A poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma occluding the esophagus was diagnosed. The trachea was initially unaffected. This mode of presentation for a thyroid carcinoma is very uncommon.

Key words

esophagus - thyroid - dysphagia - cancer - invasion

References

  • 1 Shaha AR. TNM Classification of Thyroid carcinoma.  World J Surg. 2007;  31 879-887
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 2 Osawa K, Murata N, Suzuki T. et al . Primary Thyroid Carcinoma Found with Esophageal Stenosis: Report of a Case.  Surg Today. 2002;  32 ((7)) 629-631
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 3 Sakamoto A, Kasai N, Sugano H. Poorly differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid. A clinicopathologic entity for a high risk group of papillary and follicular carcinomas.  Cancer. 1983;  52 1849-1855
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 4 Nishida T, Katayama S, Tsujimoto M. et al . Clinicopathological significance of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma.  Am J Surg Pathol. 1999;  23 ((2)) 205-211
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 5 DeLellis RA, Lloyd RV, Heitz PU. et al .eds. World Health Organization Classification of Tumors. Pathology and Genetics. Tumors of Endocrine Organs. IARC Press: Lyon 2004: 73-76
  • 6 Melliere DJ, Yahia NEB, Becquemin JP. et al . Thyroid carcinoma with tracheal or esophageal involvement: Limited or maximal surgery?.  Surgery. 1993;  113 166-172
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 7 MacCaffrey T V, Lipton R J. Thyroid carcinoma Invading the upper aerodigestive system.  Laryngoscope. 1990;  100 824-830
    PubMedGoogle Scholar

Correspondence

N. VarsamidakisMD 

154 Mesogion Avenue

Athens

GR 11527

Phone: +30/694/436 30 07

Fax: +30/210/770 87 77

Email: varsamin@yahoo.gr

Email: meletis_kanakis@yahoo.gr

      >