Anaplastic Thyroid carcinoma: A Rare Case

  • Mangala Rajesh Nagare MIMER Medical College, Talegaon Dabhade, Pune Maharashtra
  • Sneha Ramdas Joshi Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune
  • Ashwini Vishal Karwande Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune
  • Smita Shripad Pathak Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune
  • Deepa Topandas Tekwani Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune
  • Janice Jaison Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune
Keywords: Anaplastic carcinoma, goiter

Abstract

Abstract -Anaplastic carcinoma of thyroid is one of the most lethal tumours in humans. They are rare and usually occur in cases of long standing thyroid disease and other thyroid tumours. Prognosis is poor with a mean survival rate of about 6 months after diagnosis. However patients with small foci of anaplastic carcinoma, in well-differentiated thyroid tumours, that are excised completely, are reported to have better survival rates. Death is usually due to local recurrence or distant metastasis to lungs, bone or brain.We report an interesting case of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, in a 47 year old lady with longstanding co-existing goiter.

Author Biographies

Mangala Rajesh Nagare, MIMER Medical College, Talegaon Dabhade, Pune Maharashtra
Junior Resident,Department of Pathology
Sneha Ramdas Joshi, Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune
Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune, Professor and Head of the Department
Ashwini Vishal Karwande, Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune
Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune,  Assistant Professor
Smita Shripad Pathak, Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune
Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune,   Professor
Deepa Topandas Tekwani, Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune
Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune,   Associate  Professor
Janice Jaison, Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune
Department of Pathology,MIMER Medical College,Talegaon(D)Pune,   Assistant Professor

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Published
2015-04-29
Issue
Vol 2 No 2 (2015)
Section
Case Reports

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