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Occult Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Cancer in an Adolescent
Anna Chin1,2, Renee Robilliard1,2, Jan C Groblewski3
1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.
AACE Clinical Case Reports
|February 2, 2024
Summary
Occult papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) in children is rare. This case highlights a 16-year-old with metastatic PTC presenting as a neck mass, with the primary thyroid tumor only found after surgery.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Oncology
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Occult papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is defined as metastatic PTC without a detectable primary tumor on preoperative imaging.
- Published literature on occult PTC in pediatric populations is scarce.

