An unusual first presentation of hypopharyngeal carcinoma as thyroid abscess: Case report of a diagnostic challenge

• Main Authors: Heng Yao Tan, Siti Hajar Sanudin, Sai Guan Lum, Eugene Hung Chih Wong
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RE Ophthalmology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26752/2/An%20unusual%20first%20presentation%20of%20hypopharyngeal%20carcinoma%20as%20thyroid%20abscess%2C%20Case%20report%20of%20a%20diagnostic%20challenge.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26752/3/abstract-An%20unusual%20first%20presentation%20of%20hypopharyngeal%20carcinoma%20as%20thyroid%20abscess%2C%20Case%20report%20of%20a%20diagnostic%20challenge.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26752/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105723

Hypopharyngeal carcinoma can involve thyroid gland due to their close proximity. However, an initial presentation as a thyroid abscess is rare in this malignancy. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case in the English literature. CASE We described a 45-year-old female who presented with d...