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.

PubMed
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.