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ea0035p285 | Clinical case reports Thyroid/Others | ECE2014

The coexistence of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma: two case reports

Baser Husniye , Kaya Mina Gulfem , Polat Sefika Burcak , Dumlu Ersin Gurkan , Altunkaya Canan , Kilic Mehmet , Ersoy Reyhan , Cakir Bekir

Introduction: Anaplastic thyroid carcinomas (ATCs) are sometimes accompanied by well-differentiated carcinomas (WDCs), and ATCs have been speculated to be dedifferentiated from the preexisting or coexisting WDCs. We will present two cases determined with both ATC and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC.)Case 1: A 82-year-old woman was investigated due to a painful neck mass. Thyroid function tests were normal. Thyroid ultrasonography revealed isohypoechoic ...