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Papillary carcinoma thyroid with metastasis to ectopic cervical thymus

Authors: Majid Mushtaque, Sameer H Naqash, Ajaz A Malik, Rayees A Malik, Samina A Khanday, Parwez S Khan

Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2011

Abstract

Papillary carcinoma of thyroid is the most common type of thyroid neoplasm which is usually confined to the thyroid and tends to metastasize to regional lymph nodes. Distant metastasis occur in up to 15% of cases. Thymic metastasis from any malignant carcinoma is extremely rare with only four cases reported in medical literature. We report a case of papillary carcinoma of thyroid metastasizing to ectopic cervical thymus which has not been previously reported.

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Title: Papillary carcinoma thyroid with metastasis to ectopic cervical thymus
Authors: Majid Mushtaque
Sameer H Naqash
Ajaz A Malik
Rayees A Malik
Samina A Khanday
Parwez S Khan
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-9-22

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Papillary carcinoma thyroid with metastasis to ectopic cervical thymus

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