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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Head and Neck Cancer
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1443823

Aplastic anemia in a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma complicated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis: A Case Report

Provisionally accepted
Yiwei Xiao Yiwei Xiao Fei Wu Fei Wu Rui Hai Rui Hai *Xiaodong Chen Xiaodong Chen *Shanshan Liu Shanshan Liu *Xiangyu Zhou Xiangyu Zhou *
  • The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China

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    Background: It is uncommon to come across instances of aplastic anemia in individuals suffering from papillary thyroid carcinoma complicated by Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Here, a unique case is presented.Case presentation: A 23-year-old male was admitted to the hospital for "a lump in his right neck". Laboratory tests revealed a decrease in white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC), and platelet count (PLT). Bone marrow aspiration revealed an extremely low degree of hyperplasia of hematopoietic cells. Simultaneously, the levels of thyroglobulin antibodies and thyroid peroxidase antibodies were significantly elevated. Neck ultrasound findings revealed nodules in both lobes of the thyroid. Moreover, fine-needle aspiration biopsy indicated the atypical presence of proliferative thyroid epithelial cells. Even after implementing various treatments hematopoietic function could not be restored. However, following a surgery, the patient's WBC, RBC, and platelet counts gradually returned to normal.Conclusions: Here, we present a case that thyroid cancer complicated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis may affect hematopoietic function.

    Keywords: Papillary thyroid cancer, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, aplastic anemia, Thyroidectomy, Hematopoietic function

    Received: 04 Jun 2024; Accepted: 11 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Xiao, Wu, Hai, Chen, Liu and Zhou. 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:
    Rui Hai, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
    Xiaodong Chen, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
    Shanshan Liu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
    Xiangyu Zhou, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China

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