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Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland

Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the thyroid gland is a very rare entity representing <1% of all primary carcinomas of the thyroid gland with a very poor prognosis. We report a rare case of a 65-year-old woman with SCC of the thyroid gland, emphasizing the postoperative complications and...

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Autores principales: Sapalidis, Konstantinos, Anastasiadis, Iraklis, Panteli, Nicolas, Strati, Titika-Marina, Liavas, Lazaros, Poulios, Christos, Kanellos, Ioannis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25487371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju133
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Sumario:Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the thyroid gland is a very rare entity representing <1% of all primary carcinomas of the thyroid gland with a very poor prognosis. We report a rare case of a 65-year-old woman with SCC of the thyroid gland, emphasizing the postoperative complications and poor prognosis of these patients. Surgical excision of primary SCC of the thyroid gland when possible is the optimal therapy. Chemo- and radiotherapy rarely have place in its treatment as this malignancy has a poor response to chemotherapy and in many cases is radio-resistant. Median survival of these patients is around 6 months.