A case of an ectopic thyroid gland at the lateral neck masquerading as a metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 548-550

  Choi, Jae Young ^a   Kim, Jeong Hoon ^a  

^a Kosin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, papillary; Ectopic thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHORISTOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID TUMOR;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46849121787     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.3.548     Document Type: Article

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