A rare case of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma in a young woman with prolonged survival
2013
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is one of the most aggressive tumors in human
medicine. Despite the multimodal therapy, the average survival of patients is
just several months. Fortunately, it is an extremely rare tumor. Most
frequently, ATC occurs in the elderly, with the average age of the patients
being almost 70 years. It is extremely rare that ATC occurs in people under
the age of 40. We report a case of a 33 year old woman with ATC, with the
diameter of the tumor being 8x7cm, confirmed by histopathology and
imunohistochemistry. In January 2001, a total thyroidectomy was performed,
and the tumor was completely resected. Postoperatively, the patient received
radiation therapy. Ten years after the surgery, on regular check-ups, the
patient is still living and there is no evidence of a recurrent tumor or
metastases. This case is instructive for two reasons, as it shows that ATC
can occur in younger people and that there is a possibility of long term
survival.
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