Insular carcinoma of the thyroid.

Authors

• Anthony J Cornetta
• Andrew E Burchard
• Edmund A Pribitkin
• Robert C O'Reilly
• Juan P Palazzo
• William M Keane

Publication/Presentation Date

5-1-2003

Abstract

Thyroid surgeons are becoming increasingly more aware of a histologically distinct subset of thyroid carcinoma whose classification falls between well-differentiated and anaplastic carcinomas with respect to both cell differentiation and clinical behavior. This subtype of tumors has been categorized as poorly differentiated or insular carcinoma, based on its characteristic cell groupings. Although the differentiation of insular carcinoma from other thyroid carcinomas has important prognostic and therapeutic significance, relatively little about insular carcinoma has been published in the otolaryngology literature. In this article, we describe a new case of insular carcinoma and we discuss the findings of our review of the literature. We conclude that insular thyroid carcinoma warrants aggressive management with total thyroidectomy followed by radioactive iodine ablation of any remaining thyroid tissue.

Volume

82

Issue

5

First Page

384

Last Page

386

ISSN

0145-5613

Published In/Presented At

Cornetta, A. J., Burchard, A. E., Pribitkin, E. A., O'Reilly, R. C., Palazzo, J. P., & Keane, W. M. (2003). Insular carcinoma of the thyroid. Ear, nose, & throat journal, 82(5), 384–389.

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

12789767

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article