Abstract
Papillary carcinoma of thyroid is the most common type of thyroid Malignancy. It is more common in females1. Most patients are Euthyroid and present with slow growing painless mass in the neck. It spreads more commonly to lateral neck nodes. Diagnosis is established by FNA of Thyroid mass or Lymph node. Characteristic pathological features are Papillary projections with Psammoma bodies& Orphan-Annie eye nuclei. Most patients have Good prognosis with 10 yr survival rate greater than 95%, but depends on several factors.
Keywords: Papillary carcinoma, Lateral neck nodes, FNA, Psammoma bodies, Orphan Annie eye nuclei.
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Corresponding Author
Dr G. Devi Priya
Post Graduate, Guntur Medical College, Guntur
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v10i11.24
