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Concurrent medullary and papillary carcinoma of thyroid.

Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg

June 2016

Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Faculty of Maltepe University, 34845 Maltepe, İstanbul, Turkey.

Simultaneous occurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in the same thyroid gland is a rare condition. These tumors derive from different cells; PTC originates from follicular cells whereas MTC originates from parafollicular cells. Because of this, the treatment of these tumors also differs.

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