Axillary Lymph Node Metastases in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer “An Uncommon Presentation with Clinical Implications”

Differentiated thyroid cancers usually follow an indolent course and in general have a good prognosis. Distant metastases at presentation are not common and if present usually involve the lung, bones and brain. Among the various sites reported axillary lymph node is one of the most uncommon sites. Only 13 cases have been reported in literature so far. Here we report two more cases, including the youngest patient reported till date.