Papillary Carcinoma in Median Aberrant Thyroid (Ectopic) - Case Report

Papillary Carcinoma in Median Aberrant Thyroid (Ectopic) - Case Report

Median ectopic thyroid may be encountered anywhere from the foramen caecum to the diaphragm. Non lingual median aberrant thyroid (incomplete descent) usually found in the infrahyoid region and malignant transformation in this ectopic thyroid tissue is very rare. We report an extremely rare case of...

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Main Authors: Ashwin Hebbar. K, Shashidhar. K, Vijaya Laxmi Deshmane, Veerendra Kumar, Ravi Arjunan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
thyroid malignancy
total thyroidectomy
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4463/7626_CE[Ra1]_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(AGAK)_PF2(PN).pdf
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Summary:Median ectopic thyroid may be encountered anywhere from the foramen caecum to the diaphragm. Non lingual median aberrant thyroid (incomplete descent) usually found in the infrahyoid region and malignant transformation in this ectopic thyroid tissue is very rare. We report an extremely rare case of papillary carcinoma in non lingual median aberrant thyroid in a 25-year-old female. The differentiation between a carcinoma arising in the median ectopic thyroid tissue and a metastatic papillary carcinoma from an occult primary in the main thyroid gland is also discussed.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X

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