Ectopic papillary thyroid carcinoma in the mediastinum without any tumoral involvement in the thyroid gland. A Case report

Ectopic thyroid tissue results from abnormal embryologic development and migration of the thyroid gland. True malignant transformation in ectopic thyroid tissue is extremely rare and is always diagnosed after surgical excision of the lesion by pathology examinations. There are well-documented cases...

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Main Authors: Susan Shafiee, Ali Sadrizade, Amirhosein Jafarian, Seyed Rasoul Zakavi, Narjess Ayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
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Online Access:http://aojnmb.mums.ac.ir/pdf_655_ab05d5e6fc7fa84425ee386c66d84647.html