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ArticleJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale2014

Primary squamous cell of the thyroid-an abbreviated clinical presentation.

Justin T Lui, Moosa N Khalil, Shamir P Chandarana

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Article in Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justin T Lui
Moosa N Khalil
Shamir P ChandaranaDivision of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, 602-1403 29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 2 T9, Canada. shamir.chandarana@ucalgary.ca.
University of Calgary · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLacking any squamous epithelium, thyroid gland with primary squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) proves to be an etiopathophysiological quandary. Two major theories do exist, though few cases have been documented to support either. We present a case that supports the "metaplasia" theory, which serves to enhance our understanding of a disease that carries with it a very poor prognosis. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of an extremely advanced, primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid with distant metastases in a thirty-six year-old male. Dying of airway compromise seventeen days following his admission, this is the shortest median survival of all documented cases.

conclusionIn addition to being the most abbreviated time period between presentation and death of all documented thyroid primary squamous cell carcinomas, we share the fifth case of thyroid PSCC in the setting of lymphocytic thyroiditis. This case should build awareness of the aggressivity of the disease and the lack of established diagnostic criteria.

Indexed as

AdultCarcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckThyroiditis, AutoimmuneThyroid Neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID24942336
PMCPMC4094923
OpenAlexW2140896432

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