The World's Smallest Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A 1.9 Millimeter-Diameter

Authors

  • Giulio Tarro President of the T. & L. De Beaumont Bonelli Foundation for Cancer Research - Naples, Italy
  • Ersilio Trapanese Director from Division of Diagnostic Imaging & Interventional Ultrasound - CMM Diagnostic Center - Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy Member of the Board of Directors T. & L. De Beaumont Bonelli Foundation for Cancer Research - Naples, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/jbemi.96.13444

Abstract

This study investigated the usefullness of the Sonography, Superb Micro-Vascular Imaging and FNAC for the risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). We report a case of a 30 -year-old Caucasian man affected by a papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) of the right lobe of the thyroid gland with very tiny size of a 1.9-mm-diameter. The characteristics with the Diagnostic Imaging using Ultrasonography (US), Superb Micro-Vascular Imaging (SMI) and fine-needle- aspiration cytology (FNAC) are discussed. Ultrasonography, (SMI) and FNAC have proven to be the most sensitive diagnostic combination for the early detection of thyroid cancer. Despite tiny size of this nodule, associated with malignant cytology at FNAC represents an important biological risk factor and could predict possible for neck lymph node metastases (LNM).

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Published

2022-11-25

How to Cite

Tarro, G., & Trapanese, E. (2022). The World’s Smallest Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A 1.9 Millimeter-Diameter. British Journal of Healthcare and Medical Research, 9(6), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.14738/jbemi.96.13444

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 6 (2022): British Journal of Healthcare and Medical Research

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