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An Orthotopic Mouse Model of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
Published on: April 17, 2013
Papillary carcinoma of thyroid arising from ectopic thyroid tissue inside branchial cleft cyst: a rare case
Jitendra Kumar Kushwaha1, Abhinav Arun Sonkar, Madhu Mati Goel
1Surgery Department, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. dr.jkkushwaha@gmail.com
Abstract:
Ectopic thyroid glands generally occur in the midline as a result of abnormal median migration. The presence of these ectopic glands, lateral to the midline is rare. Here, the authors present one case of papillary carcinoma of thyroid arising from an ectopic thyroid tissue in branchial cleft cyst presented as a swelling in lateral neck diagnosed after cystectomy. Total thyroidectomy and neck dissection were done to rule out occult primary carcinoma of thyroid. Histopathology report showed thyroid and lymph nodes were normal.
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