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ArticleThoracic cancer2017

Ectopic thyroid cancer diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.

Jingwen Hu, Ming Li, Lin Xu

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Article in Thoracic cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 39% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jingwen HuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Ming LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Lin XuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Jiangsu Cancer Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of papillary carcinoma in a mediastinal ectopic thyroid diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). In this case, the tumor was adjacent to the central airway; therefore, we attempted to perform EBUS-TBNA to obtain specimens for a diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Surgical resection was conducted, and histological evaluation of the resected specimen confirmed ectopic papillary thyroid carcinoma, consistent with the histology from the EBUS-TBNA specimen. As a safe and minimally invasive procedure, EBUS-TBNA may be considered for the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions, including papillary carcinoma in mediastinal ectopic thyroid.

Indexed as

AgedCarcinoma, PapillaryEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle AspirationHumansMaleThoracotomyThyroid NeoplasmsEndobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirationmediastinal ectopic thyroid carcinomamediastinal lesion

Identifiers

PMID28881088
PMCPMC5668473
OpenAlexW2751148684

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