Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Anaplastic Carcinoma Arising Ectopic Thyroid

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  • Kang, Jae-Ho (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery, Seoul Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Kyung-Min (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery, Seoul Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Yoon-Jung (Department of Pathology, Seoul Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Seung-Woo (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery, Seoul Veterans Hospital)
  • 강재호 (서울보훈병원 이비인후과) ;
  • 최경민 (서울보훈병원 이비인후과) ;
  • 김윤정 (서울보훈병원 병리과) ;
  • 김승우 (서울보훈병원 이비인후과)
  • Published : 2009.11.30
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Abstract

Ectopic thyroid glands generally occur in the midline as a result of abnormal median migration, and their presence lateral to the midline is extremly rare. We report a 83-year-old male with anaplastic carcinoma admix papillary carcinoma in the extrathyroid area. We suspected left lateral neck metastasis on preoperative fine needle aspiration result and computed tomography. the patient underwent total thyroidectomy and left selective neck dissection(level II, III, IV, V). The patient was diagnosed as having an ectopic thyroid gland on the lateral neck with anaplastic carcinoma admix papillry carcinoma. The patient is alive without incident of tumor recurrence at 5month after surgery and radiotherapy.

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