Coexistent Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Diagnosis on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Rumana Makhdoomi; Farhat Mustafa; Rais Malik; Salma Bhat; Khurshid Alam; Humaira Bashir; Nuzhat Samoon; Mohsin Rasool; Khalil Mohammed Baba

doi:10.5812/ijem.7453

Coexistent Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Diagnosis on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Summer;11(3):191-4. doi: 10.5812/ijem.7453. Epub 2013 Jul 1.

Authors

Rumana Makhdoomi¹, Farhat Mustafa¹, Rais Malik¹, Salma Bhat¹, Khurshid Alam², Humaira Bashir¹, Nuzhat Samoon¹, Mohsin Rasool¹, Khalil Mohammed Baba¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar-190 011, India.
² Department of Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar-190 011, India.

Abstract

Hashimoto's thyroiditis is associated with an increased risk of developing papillary carcinoma of thyroid. We hereby report a case of Hashimoto's thyroiditis with papillary carcinoma in a 45-year-old ear old female diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) which was later confirmed on histopathological examination .Such an occurrence, when both lesions are picked up on FNAC in a patient with no palpable thyroid nodule is rare. The case is presented here for its rarity.

Keywords: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology; Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis; Papillary Carcinoma Thyroid.

Publication types

Case Reports