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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Sarcoid reaction, a granulomatous lesion similar to those seen in sarcoidosis, has been reported to be associated with various disorders. Here we describe a 54-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with sarcoid reaction associated with papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. Her history included total thyroidectomy with radical neck dissection for a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. She was found to have a right subclavian mass. Dissection of the mass was performed for the diagnosis of metastatic papillary carcinoma to the lymph node, but the pathological examination showed granuloma without caseation as well as metastasis to the lymph node. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the specimen excluded a possibility of Mycobacterium infection. There was no supporting evidence for systemic sarcoidosis in this patient; the patient showed no skin, eye, or lung lesions, or bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, and she did not show increase in serum gamma-globulin or in plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) levels, or increased CD4/CD8 ratio of lymphocytes obtained from bronchoalveolar lavage. These findings suggest that the present case had sarcoid reaction associated with papillary carcinoma. Although sarcoid reaction has been reported to be associated with various malignancies, only five cases, to our knowledge, are reported in the literature, which were associated with papillary carcinoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1050-7256
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
901-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
A case of sarcoid reaction associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Hospital, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports