151 KB12 KB199220252006Antoniou, CharaTamiolakis, DimitriosVenizelos, Johnletnik:15številka:4str. 169-172ISSN:1318-4458COBISSID_HOST:22327513URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-SUVA81PUenSlovene Welding SocietyActa dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et AdriaticaAdverse EffectsBiopsija igelnaBiopsy, NeedleCarcinoma, PapillaryKarcinom papilarniKožne novotvorbeMiddle AgeNeoplasm SeedingNovotvorba, razsevSecondarySkin NeoplasmsSrednja letaŠčitnica, novotvorbeThyroid NeoplasmsPapillary thyroid carcinoma metastasis most probably due to fine needle aspiration biopsy| a case report|Implantation of cancer cells from needle biopsy has been reported in a wide range of malignancies. Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become an accepted method for assessment of thyroid nodules. Local reappearance of thyroid cancerfrom needle track dissemination is a rare complication of thyroid aspiration. A 45-year-old female developed local recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma four years after aspiration biopsy and thyroidectomy. Metastatic deposits appeared in the skin and the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The linear array and the site of metastases implied that seeding most probablyresulted from the needle biopsyTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZdruženje slovenskih dermatovenerologov