Primary Thyroid Squamous Cell Carcinoma: a Challenging Management Problem

Overview

Journal BMJ Case Rep

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Jan 29

PMID 33509876

Citations 4

Authors

Joshua Agilinko

Tze Jun Kueh

Louise Smart

Muhammad Shakeel

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Abstract

Primary thyroid squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare and highly aggressive cancer. Diagnostic work-up encompasses cervical ultrasonography, tissue biopsy and CT scan. Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are the available treatment modalities. With a mean survival rate of 7 months reported in the literature, our patient is alive 2 years after successful treatment of her advanced primary thyroid SCC with surgery and radiotherapy.

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