Author/Editor		Tamiolakis, D; Antoniou, C; Venizelos, J; Lambropoulou, M; Alexiadis, G; Ekonomou, C; Tsiminikakis, N; Alifieris, E; Papadopoulos, N; Konstandinidis, T
Title		Papillary thyroid carcinoma metastasis most probably due to fine needle aspiration biopsy: a case report
Type		članek
Source		Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannon Adriat
Vol. and No.		Letnik 15, št. 4
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 169-72
Language		eng
Abstract		Implantation of cancer cells from needle biopsy has been reported in a wide range of malignancies. Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become an accepted method for assessment of thyroid nodules. Local reappearance of thyroid cancer from needle track dissemination is a rare complication of thyroid aspiration. A 45-year-old female developed local recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma four years after aspiration biopsy and thyroidectomy. Metastatic deposits appeared in the skin and the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The linear array and the site of metastases implied that seeding most probably resulted from the needle biopsy.
Descriptors		THYROID NEOPLASMS CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY NEOPLASM SEEDING BIOPSY, NEEDLE SKIN NEOPLASMS MIDDLE AGE