Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Report of Two Cases and a Brief Literature Review

Abstract

Abs tractCoexistence of medullary thyroid carcinoma and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is well described, however, the association of nonmedullary thyroid cancer and PHPT is less recognized. Herein, we report two patients with PHPT and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Although no defi nitive data showing increased prevalence of non-medullary thyroid cancer in patients with parathyroid adenomas, possible coexistence of these two conditions should be borne in mind in preoperative evaluation. Turk Jem 2013; 17: 12-4 Key words: Primary hyperparathyroidism, thyroid carcinoma ÖzetMedüller tiroit kanseri ve primer hiperparatiroidi birlikteliği oldukça iyi bilinmesine rağmen, medüller dışı tiroit kanserleriyle birlikte hiperparatiroidizmin görülmesi daha az karşılaşılan ve tanınan bir durumdur. Biz burada primer hiperparatiroidili, ve papiller tiroit kanserli iki olgumuzu sunacağız. Paratiroid adenomlarına sahip hastalarda medüller dışı tiroit kanseri riskinin arttığını gösteren bir bilgi olmasa da, bu iki hastalığın bir arada bulunabileceği akılda tutulmalıdır. Türk Jem 2013; 17: 12-4 Anah tar ke li me ler: Primer hiperparatiroidism, tiroid kanseri

The role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of the coexistence of primary hyperparathyroidism and non-medullary thyroid carcinoma

“…In most case reports describing the coexistence of these two lesions, PHPT was usually diagnosed before the identification of the thyroid carcinoma which was usually diagnosed in pathology specimen as an incidental finding after the surgery [2, 5, 6]. However, in our study, most of the cases were admitted by annual thyroid nodule examination, and the parathyroid lesion was prompted by following ultrasound (Table 1).…”