ReviewEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2016
Incidental findings of thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes: old controversy not yet resolved?
Review in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes: clinical significance, management, and review of the literature.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2026Review
- Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes: is it always malignant, and why do we care?Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Challenge of Contralateral Intranodal Thyroid Inclusions in a Patient With Synchronous Oropharyngeal and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Proceedings of the 2026 North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology Companion Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 22, 2026: It's a Trap! Pitfalls in Thyroid Pathology: Mets or Not Mets?Head and neck pathology · 2026Review
- Intranodal thyroid inclusions revisited: a morphological analysis and application of BRAF VE1 immunohistochemistry.Histopathology · 2025Article
- Next-Generation Immunohistochemistry in Thyroid Neoplasm: A Practical Review on the Applications in Diagnosis and Molecular Classification.Endocrine pathology · 2025Review
- [Incidentally discovered ectopic tissue in the central neck region (level VI) of the neck - A case series, retrospective analysis and literature review].Magyar onkologia · 2024Review
- Radiologically detected intranodal thyroid tissues in ipsilateral cervical lymph nodes after hemithyroidectomy in a pediatric patient.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- T1 and T2 mapping for identifying malignant lymph nodes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2023Article
- Clinicopathological features of incidentally detected metastatic thyroid papillary carcinoma in cervical lymph nodes of non-thyroid cancer patients: a retrospective analysis of 31cases.Diagnostic pathology · 2023Article
- Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes, not always malignant.Clinical case reports · 2022Article
- Complex management decisions in a woman with concurrent primary hyperparathyroidism and metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma, both presenting during pregnancy.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports · 2019Article
- Rapid nodal staging of head and neck cancer surgical specimens with flow cytometric analysis.British journal of cancer · 2018Article
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Abstract
The clinical significance of papillary or follicular thyroid tissue incidentally discovered in cervical lymph nodes during pathological assessment of neck dissections for non-thyroid cancers of the upper aero-digestive tract is critically reviewed. Special emphasis is given to controversies over normal-looking, nodal, thyroid follicles. Arguments for and against the benign nature of these follicles are considered together with processes that could be involved in their formation. The admittedly limited evidence suggests that benign, thyroid follicular inclusions rarely occur in cervical lymph nodes. Histological criteria that could be helpful in recognizing the inclusions, which include assessing their extent in conjunction with the size of the node, are discussed. Finally, an algorithm based on collaboration between specialists, correlating histological findings with imaging and loco-regional control of the upper aero-digestive tract cancer, is suggested for the management of patients with incidentally discovered, nodal thyroid tissue.
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