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ArticleCureus2022

Thyroid Paraganglioma With Medullary Carcinoma: A Unique Combination in a Patient in Association With Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B Syndrome With Prolonged Survival.

Eleni Thodou, Theodossia Choreftaki, Theodora Kounadi, Labrini Papanastasiou, George Kontogeorgos

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Histopathology of C Cells and Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eleni ThodouDepartment of Pathology/Cytology, University of Thessaly, School of Medicine, Larissa, GRC.
Theodossia ChoreftakiDepartment of Pathology, "G. Gennimatas" Athens General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Theodora KounadiDepartment of Endocrinology, "G. Gennimatas" Athens General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Labrini PapanastasiouDepartment of Endocrinology, "G. Gennimatas" Athens General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
George KontogeorgosFirst Propaepeudic Department of Internal Medicine, Laikon Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
General Hospital of Athens G. Genimatas · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Thessaly · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck paragangliomas (PGLs) most commonly derive from the carotid body, jugulotympanic, vagal, and laryngeal paraganglia. Thyroid PGLs originate in the inferior laryngeal paraganglion, which may lie inside the thyroid parenchyma. Intrathyroid PGLs are rare with approximately 75 cases reported to date, mostly as solitary lesions. The coexistence of thyroid PGL with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) has not been reported. Here, we report a unique case of intrathyroid PGL concomitant with MTC in the context of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B syndrome. Interestingly, the patient showed a prolonged survival with good clinical response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors, despite her advanced metastatic MTC. We discuss the challenges in pathology, differential diagnosis, and genetic background for the development of these thyroid lesions.

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c-cell hyperplasiageneticsmedullary carcinomamen 2bmetastasesparagangliomaprolonged survivalret mutationsthyroidtyrosine kinase inhibitors (tki)

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PMID36176816
PMCPMC9509527
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