Traumatic Neuroma following Lateral Neck Lymph Node Dissection in Medullary Thyroid Cancer Patient

Kim, Kuk Jin; Hong, Soon Won; Kim, Bub Woo; Kang, Sang Wook; Lee, Yong Sang; Nam, Kee-Hyun; Chung, Woong Youn; Chang, Hang Seok; Park, Cheong Soo

doi:10.16956/kjes.2009.9.2.90

Korean J Endocr Surg. 2009 Jun;9(2):90-91. Korean.
Published online Jun 30, 2009.
https://doi.org/10.16956/kjes.2009.9.2.90

Case Report

Traumatic Neuroma following Lateral Neck Lymph Node Dissection in Medullary Thyroid Cancer Patient

Kuk Jin Kim, M.D., Soon Won Hong, M.D.,¹ Bub Woo Kim, M.D., Sang Wook Kang, M.D., Yong Sang Lee, M.D., Kee-Hyun Nam, M.D., Woong Youn Chung, M.D., Hang Seok Chang, M.D., and Cheong Soo Park, M.D.

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- Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- ¹Department of Pathology, Thyroid Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Correspondence: Email: surghsc@yuhs.ac

Accepted June 08, 2009.

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Abstract

A 57-year-old male patient was admitted for evaluation of an enlarged neck lymph node. Previously, the patient had undergone three operations for recurrent medullary thyroid cancer. In preoperative neck ultrasonography, several nodules were identified in right level 3, level 5 and central neck area, which were suspicious for recurrence of thyroid cancer. Selective neck dissection for nodules was performed. Pathologic reports for nodules in right level 3 area were consistent with traumatic neuroma.

Keywords

Medullary thyroid cancer; Lymph node dissection; Traumatic neuroma