Minocycline-induced black thyroid with black pigmentation of the thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, and trachea found during reconstructive surgery for hypopharyngeal cancer
We present the case of a 72-year-old man diagnosed with T3N3bM0 stage IVB hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who had been taking minocycline for approximately 18 months as a treatment for prurigo chronica multiformis. Initial treatment consisted of total pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy, bilateral neck dissection, total thyroidectomy, pharyngeal reconstruction using a free jejunal autograft, and creation of a permanent tracheostoma.
Source: Auris, Nasus, Larynx - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Takahito Kondo, Munehide Nakatsugawa, Yuji Hirai, Atsuo Takeda, Naiue Kikawada, Yusuke Aihara, Yuujin Chiba, Akira Okimura, Hiroshi Hirano, Yasuo Ogawa, Kiyoaki Tsukahara Source Type: research
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