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An unusual first presentation of hypopharyngeal carcinoma as thyroid abscess: Case report of a diagnostic challenge

BACKGROUND: Hypopharyngeal carcinoma can involve thyroid gland due to their close proximity. However, an initial presentation as a thyroid abscess is rare in this malignancy. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case in the English literature. CASE PRESENTATION: We described a 45-year-old f...

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Autores principales: Tan, Heng Yao, Sanudin, Siti Hajar, Lum, Sai Guan, Wong, Eugene Hung Chih
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7957141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33713999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105723