CASE REPORT article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Head and Neck Cancer
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1650616
A Case of Micropapillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Level I Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis
Provisionally accepted
- 1Shaanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Xi'an, China
- 2Shaanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Xi’an, China
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Papillary thyroid carcinoma frequently metastasizes to cervical lymph nodes, particularly involving the central and lateral compartments. Metastasis to upper mediastinal lymph nodes is also not unusual. However, involvement of Level I cervical lymph nodes is rarely encountered. We report the case of a 25-year-old female who sought medical attention for enlarged lymph nodes in Level I of the neck and was subsequently diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma based on biopsy results. Notably, ultrasound imaging revealed no detectable lesions in the thyroid gland.
Keywords: Thyroid carcinoma, thyroid papillary carcinoma, Level I CervicalLymph Node, lymph node metastasis, Neck
Received: 20 Jun 2025; Accepted: 25 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yang, Cheng, Liang and Yan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Qin-long Liang, Shaanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Xi’an, China
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