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ArticleHead and neck pathology2021

Ectopic Cervical Thyroid Tissue Affected by Fibrosing Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Mimicking Multifocal Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma-A Hard Lesson Learnt from an Unusual Case.

Hui Min Tan, Min En Nga, Fredrik Petersson

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Article in Head and neck pathology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hui Min TanDepartment of Pathology, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.
Min En NgaDepartment of Pathology, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.
Fredrik PeterssonDepartment of Pathology, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore. fredrikpetersson@live.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1571-4703
National University Hospital · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a case of ectopic cervical thyroid tissue which was involved by fibrosing Hashimoto's thyroiditis and which mimicked metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma both on fine needle aspiration cytology and biopsy. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy which revealed fibrosing Hashimoto's thyroiditis, but no carcinoma. The entire thyroidectomy specimen was submitted for histopathological assessment. Even in the resected thyroidectomy specimen, there were cytological changes that were strongly reminiscent of papillary thyroid carcinoma. However, interpreted in the correct clinico-pathological context, these cytological alterations were deemed to be reactive secondary to the fibro-inflammatory process.

Indexed as

ChoristomaThyroid GlandDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHashimoto DiseaseHumansMiddle AgedNeckThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsCervicalEctopic thyroid tissueFibrosingFine needle aspiration cytologyHashimoto’s thyroiditisNeckPapillary thyroid carcinoma

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PMID32451873
PMCPMC8010024
OpenAlexW3027042659

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