Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis?

Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis?

ObjectiveTo review a rare case of a lateral neck mass pathologically confirmed as an encapsulated papillary thyroid carcinoma in our center for complementing the lack of management of rare cases, and to explore the differentiation of primary ectopic thyroid carcinoma and metastatic disease in the co...

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Main Authors:	Xinran Wei, Ping Yu, Chengcheng Duan, Jingyue Zhong, Xianji Wu, Siqi Xiao, Wenxi Yu, Guang Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:	Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:	ectopic thyroid gland ectopic thyroid carcinoma lateral neck ectopic thyroid lymph node metastatic cancer papillary thyroid carcinoma
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1501297/full
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