Thyroid Carcinoma with Internal Jugular Vein Thrombus: Report of a Case

Yoshida, Takashi; Yokoe, Takao; Takeshita, Masaaki; Horiguchi, Jun; Koibuchi, Yukio; Kanou, Takayuki; Iijima, Kotaro; Yoshida, Miho; Kikuchi, Mami; Takata, Daisuke; Iino, Yuichi; Morishita, Yasuo

doi:10.2974/kmj.53.315

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“…Surgical resection or thrombectomy for tumor thrombi in the internal jugular vein has been reported. Most endocrine surgeons tend to perform thrombectomy or segmental resection of the internal jugular vein if the tumor thrombus spreads into internal jugular vein [14], [15]. Arnold et al [16] reported that if thyroid tumor in the vessel is resected without residual tumor, good prognosis is possible.…”

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Thyroid carcinoma with extensive tumor thrombus in the superior vena cava: A case report

Kawano

Tomita

Tanaka

et al. 2016

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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Thyroid carcinoma with extensive tumor thrombus in the superior vena cava: A case report

Kawano

Tomita

Tanaka

et al. 2016

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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“… 14 , 20 According to some authors, CT scan is the best imaging modality for detecting tumour thrombus in thyroid cancer. 1 , 7 , 19 It is an important factor in the clinical outcome. 19 Unfortunately, the scarcity of this imaging modality, added to the cost of the procedure, limits its use in most peripheral facilities in Ghana.…”

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“… 1 , 7 , 19 It is an important factor in the clinical outcome. 19 Unfortunately, the scarcity of this imaging modality, added to the cost of the procedure, limits its use in most peripheral facilities in Ghana.…”

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“…1 This patient had no clinical symptoms such as neck pain and swelling or a palpable mass on clinical examination. Often, serum thyroglobulin levels are markedly elevated 17,18,19 as in this case and can be used as a marker for surveillance in the post-treatment period if available. 14 Radiological imaging has a vital role in the management of vascular tumour thrombus.…”

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Follicular thyroid carcinoma with internal jugular vein tumour thrombus

Mayeden

Dzefi-Tettey

Botwe

2022

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Tumour thrombus is the presence of tumour cells in great vessels. The reported incidence of tumour thrombus in thyroid carcinoma is about 0.2-3.8%. Being asymptomatic, detection of tumour thrombosis clinically is difficult. We present the report of internal jugular vein (IJV) tumour thrombosis in a known follicular thyroid carcinoma patient, detected with multimodality imaging. Grayscale ultrasound scan of the neck showed a well-defined, bi-lobed (2.4 x 1.5) cm, intraluminal solid lesion with homogeneous echotexture within the distal left IJV close to its confluence with the ipsilateral subclavian vein. The lesion showed significant internal vascularity on colour Doppler assessment. The sonographic findings confirmed further imaging with computed tomography (CT) and radioisotope scans. We con-clude that patients with thyroid cancer should be evaluated for tumour thrombosis both clinically and with imaging, particularly with ultrasound and CT/MRI or nuclear medicine, as it has prognostic implications.

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