April - June 2014, Volume 10, Issue 2

Erem C, Civan N, Fidan M, Cobanoglu U, Kangül F, Fural AM

Warthin-Like Papillary Thyroid Carcino Ma: Report of a New Case

Acta Endo (Buc) 2014, 10 (2): 293-298
doi: 10.4183/aeb.2014.293

Background. Warthin-like papillary thyroid carcinoma (WLPTC) is an uncommon variant of thyroid papillary carcinoma. To date, only 104 cases have been reported in the English literature. Case report. We present a case of WLPTC in a 72-year-old female and we review of the literature on the topic. Clinical evaluation revealed nontoxic multinodular goiter. A total thyroidectomy was performed and pathology examination showed WLPTC, a relatively rare variant of PTC occurring predominantly in older women. It is important to differentiate it from other variants of PTC, particularly from Hürthle cell carcinoma and tall cell carcinoma because the latter two carry a worse prognosis. Conclusion. Treatment, clinical course and prognosis of WLPTC is similar to that of classical PTC.

Keywords: Warthin-like tumor, thyroid gland, papillary carcinoma.

Correspondence: Cihangir Erem PhD, Medical Faculty, Internal Medicine, KTU Tip Fakultesi, Ic Hastaliklari AbD, Trabzon, 61080, Turkey, E-mail: cihangirerem@hotmail.com