A Case Of Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma Invading The Trachea: Management With Tracheal Stenting

Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland has a favourable prognosis and good survival rate, in addition to being the most common malignant tumour of the gland. Extrathyroidal extension and invasion are features of this tumour. Early diagnosis is important as surgical resection may not be possible in advanced cases, depending on the invasion findings. In this report, we present a papillary thyroid carcinoma case with mediastinal and tracheal invasion, which we managed with bronchoscopy and tracheal stenting before referral to oncology. Key words: Papillary thyroid carcinoma, tracheal invasion, mediastinal invasion, tracheal stent Conflicts of interest. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. Funding. There was no funding for this study