Acute suppurative thyroiditis with thyroid metastasis from oesophageal cancer

Gallbladder Carcinoma of the Thyroid Revealed by an Acute Festered Thyroiditis: A Literature Study about a Case

“…We are reporting an uncommon case of capsule rupture with extended extra-cutaneous communication of gallbladder carcinoma deriving from a fistulae induced by a thyroid suppuration. A similar case of acute festered thyroiditis is associated with a thyroid metastasis of oesophageal cancer [3]. The abnormal thyroid structures, such as multi-nodular goitres, nodes or malignant tumours, are supposed to make the thyroid gland more sensible to suppuration [5].…”

“…Is the occurrence of acute festered thyroiditis in this context linked to gallbladder carcinoma? Generally, when thyroiditis resists to invading organisms, there might have been a complete encapsulation, a generous blood and lymphatic vascularization, and the local presence of iodine [3]. This presence might indeed be disturbed by the presence of cancer cells.…”

“…Acute festered thyroiditis is an uncommon endocrinal disease which is potentially lethal and represents 0.1% to 0.7% of the overall thyroiditis pathology [2]. It is linked to cancer in some exceptional cases [3]. We are reporting a case of acute festered thyroiditis which reveals gallbladder carcinoma of the thyroid.…”

Advanced hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma mimicking thyroid abscess in a young male: Case report and literature review

“…The structural integrity of the thyroid gland favors it to be less prone to infectious causes due to its capsule and abundant blood supply coupled with rich lymphatic drainage and therefore less chance of acute suppurative thyroiditis. The resistant to infectious agents is also conferred by high iodine content within the thyroid gland [2] , [17] , [18] . Such resistance prevents progression from acute suppurative thyroiditis to thyroid abscess.…”