Table 1 Summary of published cases of melanotic medullary carcinoma thyroid
From: Melanotic medullary carcinoma of thyroid – report of a rare case with brief review of literature
S. No. | Author & Year | Age & Sex | Duration of symptoms | Histology | Pigmentation | Follow up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Marcus JN 1982 [3] | 53/M | 15 days | Classic | Dendritic cells | Dendritic cells | No evidence of recurrence or metastasis 2.5 years after surgery |
2. | Posen JA 1984 [4] | 38/F | 5 years | Classic | -- | Diffuse | Not mentioned |
3. | Eng HL 1989 [5] | 68/F | 1 month | Classic | Dendritic cells | Dendritic cells | Not mentioned |
4. | Kimura N 1989 [6] | 62/M | 2 years | Classic | Glandular | Both components | 2 years metastasis |
5. | Beerman H 1990 [7] | 48/F | 15 days | Classic | Spindle cells | Spindle cells | 13 months died with metastasis |
36/F | 14 years | Classic | -- | Diffuse | 20 months | ||
6. | Romdhane KP 1995 [8] | 51/M | 10 years | Paraganglioma like | Dendritic cells | Dendritic cells | No evidence of recurrence or metastasis 1 year after surgery |
7. | Ikeda T 1998 [9] | 72/F | 2 months | Paraganglioma like | Sustentacular cells | Sustentacular cells | Not mentioned |
8. | Singh ZN 1999 [10] | 55/F | 4 months | Typical | -- | Diffuse | Presented with LN metastasis; No evidence of metastasis after 1 year |
9. | De Lume MA 2001 [11] | 20/M | 9 months | Classic | -- | Diffuse | Not mentioned |
10. | Present case | 52/F | 3 months | Classic | -- | Diffuse | 24 months, recurred thrice, metastasis to skull bones and died |