Unusual metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma to larynx and hypopharynx a case report

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

VM Pradeep³  Manoj Pandey¹  Anitha Mathews²  Bipin T Varghese¹ 

[1] Department of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India;Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India;Department of Nuclear Medicine, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India

关键词: pharynx;    larynx;    metastasis;    Papillary carcinoma thyroid;   

Others  :  1207514
DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-1-7

 received in 2003-04-09, accepted in 2003-06-22,  发布年份 2003

【 摘 要 】

Background

Although direct infiltration of papillary carcinoma of thyroid to larynx, trachea and esophagus is well recognized, lymphatic and vascular metastases to larynx and hypopharynx have rarely been reported.

【 授权许可】

   
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