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- Title
Thyroid Inclusions in Neck Nodes: A Rare Benign Entity and a Mimicker of Nodal Metastasis of Thyroid Carcinoma.
- Authors
Narayan, Rahini Seenu; Satchidanandam, Abinizha; Chandran, Jayanthi
- Abstract
Thyroid inclusions or Ectopic thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes is a unique and intriguing phenomenon that defies direct embryological explanation. In the lateral neck, thyroid ectopies account for just 1-3% of all cases. Despite its low frequency, this occurrence could make treatment decisions very difficult because it is rarely possible to discriminate between ectopic thyroid tissues and metastatic carcinomas in lymph nodes, especially in orthotopic thyroid tumors that are not clearly visible. We report a case of 64 years old male presenting with swelling in the anterior aspect of neck for 20 years. Patient underwent total thyroidectomy with bilateral neck node dissection. Histology revealed papillary carcinoma thyroid, with bilateral neck nodes showing benign thyroid inclusions.
- Subjects
LYMPH node surgery; NECK; THYROID gland tumors; PAPILLARY carcinoma; RARE diseases; THYROID gland; METASTASIS; NEEDLE biopsy; TUMOR classification; THYROIDECTOMY; NECK surgery
- Publication
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2024, Vol 23, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0972-5997
- Publication type
Article